In Figure 1-6, the students have 1 of 15 different heights,plus there are two height classes (4′11″ and 5′ 0″) forwhich there are no observed students. That is a total of17 height classes. If a single Mendelian gene can account for only two classes of a trait (such as purple orwhite flowers), how many Mendelian genes would beminimally required to explain the observation of 17height classes? Continuous variation for heightFIGURE 1-6 Students atthe Connecticut AgricultureCollege in 1914 show arange of heights. RonaldFisher proposed thatcontinuously variable traitslike human height arecontrolled by multipleMendelian genes. [A. F.Blakeslee, "Corn and Men,"Journal of Heredity 5, 11,4:104:115:05:15:25:35:45:55:65:75:85:95:105:116:06:16:21914, 511-518.]

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In Figure 1-6, the students have 1 of 15 different heights,plus there are two height classes (4′
11″ and 5′ 0
″) for
which there are no observed students. That is a total of
17 height classes. If a single Mendelian gene can account for only two classes of a trait (such as purple or
white flowers), how many Mendelian genes would be
minimally required to explain the observation of 17
height classes?

Continuous variation for height
FIGURE 1-6 Students at
the Connecticut Agriculture
College in 1914 show a
range of heights. Ronald
Fisher proposed that
continuously variable traits
like human height are
controlled by multiple
Mendelian genes. [A. F.
Blakeslee, "Corn and Men,"
Journal of Heredity 5, 11,
4:10
4:11
5:0
5:1
5:2
5:3
5:4
5:5
5:6
5:7
5:8
5:9
5:10
5:11
6:0
6:1
6:2
1914, 511-518.]

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