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How can a poly genic trait be easily identified

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Answer: The presence of the polygenic trait masks the other possible alleles involved. There are only two possible phenotypes for the trait. The graphing of the possible phenotypes results in a bell curve. Usually, traits are polygenic when there is wide variation in the trait. For example, humans can be many different sizes. Height is a polygenic trait, controlled by at least three genes with six alleles. If you are dominant for all of the alleles for height, then you will be very tall.

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