Match the terms in Column-I with their description in Column-II and choose the correct option: Column – I Column – II (a) Dominance (i) Many genes govern a single character (b) Codominance (ii) In a heterozygous organism, only one allele expresses itself (c) Pleiotropy (iii) In a heterozygous organism, both alleles express themselves fully (d) Polygenic inheritance (iv) A single gene influences many characters

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Match the terms in Column-I with their description in Column-II and choose the correct option: Column – I Column – II (a) Dominance (i) Many genes govern a single character (b) Codominance (ii) In a heterozygous organism, only one allele expresses itself (c) Pleiotropy (iii) In a heterozygous organism, both alleles express themselves fully (d) Polygenic inheritance (iv) A single gene influences many characters, a - ii; b - i; c - iv; d - iii, a - ii; b - iii; c - iv; d - i, a - iv; b - i; c - ii; d - iii, a - iv; b - iii; c - i; d - ii

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Dominance - In a heterozygous organism, only one allele expresses itself. Codominance - In a heterozygous organism both alleles express themselves equally. Pleiotropy - A single gene influences many characters. Polygenic Inheritance - Many genes govern a single character.

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Column – I	Column – II
(a) Dominance	(i) Many genes govern a single character
(b) Codominance	(ii) In a heterozygous organism, only one allele expresses itself
(c) Pleiotropy	(iii) In a heterozygous organism, both alleles express themselves fully
(d) Polygenic inheritance	(iv) A single gene influences many characters