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A student states that eye colour is determined by a single gene. Why is this statement an oversimplification?

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A student states that eye colour is determined by a single gene. Why is this statement an oversimplification?.

  1. A.Eye colour is solely determined by diet.
  2. B.Eye colour is determined by multiple genes interacting.
  3. C.Eye colour is a learned trait.
  4. D.Eye colour is only affected by exercise.

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