Although eye color is typically considered to be determined by dominant-recessive allelic forms of a single gene,other genes may influence it as well.In this case,eye color may be considered a _________ trait.

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Polygenic traits are determined by multiple genes, rather than a single gene, which means that eye color can be influenced by multiple factors. Therefore, eye color is considered a polygenic trait rather than a simple dominant-recessive allelic form. The other answer choices (phenotypic, heterozygous, and codominant) do not accurately describe the nature of eye color inheritance.

Although Eye Color Is Typically Considered to Be Determined by Dominant-Recessive