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Botany · Principles of Inheritance and Variation

NEET (UG) 2025 — Question 121

What is the pattern of inheritance for polygenic trait?

  1. Option A:

    Mendelian inheritance pattern

  2. Option B:

    Non-mendelian inheritance pattern

    Correct
  3. Option C:

    Autosomal dominant pattern

  4. Option D:

    X-linked recessive inheritance pattern

Answer: B

Step-by-step solution

Polygenic traits are controlled by multiple genes and show continuous variation patterns. These traits follow

non-Mendelian inheritance with additive effects from multiple alleles.

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Exam
NEET (UG) 2025
Paper
2025 paper
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Principles of Inheritance and Variation
Topic
Deviation from Mendelism

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