What are monogenic traits?

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Dr Birendra Kumar Mishra
Dec 6, 2016

A monogenic trait is produced by a single gene or a single allele.

Explanation:

  1. A monogenic trait is produced by a single gene or a single allele.
  2. A gene is a DNA segment that is responsible for phenotype of an organism.
  3. The allele is one of a pair of genes on a chromosome, that control the same trait.
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