In: Biology
Which option below best illustrates a heritable quantitative trait?
| a.) Variation in a trait that is determined only by environment. |
| b.) Discrete phenotypic classes. |
| c.) Crossing extreme phenotypes produces a phenotypic ratio of 9:3:3:1 in the offspring. |
| d.) Phenotype only affected by a single gene with a dominant and recessive allele. |
| e.) Continuous variation in a phenotype, with offspring that resemble their parents. |
Correct answer is E.) Continuous variation in a phenotype, with offspring that resemble their parents.
Reason: Quantitative traits are affected by number of genes. The phenotypes are varied continuously and have range and not discrete ones. For example the height in case of humans.