However, many of the common diseases exhibit a more complex inheritance pattern and are associated with mutations in multiple genes (in other words, these conditions are polygenic). As a result ...

Today, we know that both theories correctly describe inheritance patterns for different traits ... result from discontinuous variation that show complex phenotypes resembling continuous variation ...

Scientists report adaptive divergence in cryptic color pattern is underlain by two distinct, complex chromosomal rearrangements, where millions of bases of DNA were flipped backwards and moved from ...

Here, multiple genes from both parents come into play, creating a complex inheritance pattern. The final height is a blend of the genetic influence from both mom and dad. For some features ...

Although schwannomatosis is a genetic condition, the inheritance patterns for this disorder are complex and much less clear than for both NF1 and NF2. Some cases of schwannomatosis are familial, with ...