When different versions of a gene,known as alleles,mediate variation (such as blood types determined by the alleles for types A,B,and O blood),the traits are said to be:

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Polymorphic means that there are multiple forms or versions of a gene (alleles) that can result in different variations of a trait. This is the case with blood types, where the alleles for types A, B, and O blood can result in different blood types. Polytypic refers to variation in traits across different populations or geographic regions, epicanthic refers to a specific physical trait of having a fold of skin over the inner corner of the eye, faunal refers to variation in animal species, and polygenetic refers to traits that are influenced by multiple genes.

When Different Versions of a Gene,known as Alleles,mediate Variation (Such