Continuous and discontinuous variation
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- Created on: 08-05-16 16:00
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- Continuous and discontinuous variation
- Continuous:
- Quantitative
- Wide range of variation in the population
- No distinct categories
- E.g. height and mass
- Controlled by 2 or more genes.
- Influenced more by the environment.
- Polygenic
- Discontinuous:
- Qualitative
- Distinct categories
- No intermediates
- E.g. gender, blood group
- If more than 1 gene is involved, genes interact in an epistatic way.
- influenced less by the environment.
- Monogenic
- Continuous:
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