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Polygene term was given by one of the following?

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Remember that quantitative traits (like milk yield or body weight in animals) are controlled by polygenes, a term coined by Kenneth Mather in 1941.

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Morgan
Mather
Muller
Mendel

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The Correct Option is B

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