Question

Because several genes, each with more than one allele, contribute to determining height in humans, height is considered what kind of trait?

Answer 1

polygenic

An example of a human polygenic trait is adult height. Several genes, each with more than one allele, contribute to this trait, so there are many possible adult heights. For example, one adults height might be 1.655 m  5.430 feet , and another adults height might be 1.656 m  5.433 feet  tall. Adult height ranges from less than 5 feet to more than 6 feet, but the majority of people fall near the middle of the range, as shown in Figure below .