Which of the following is not a characteristic of continuous variation?

A. Traits can be quantified by measurement.
B. Only a single gene pair contributes to the phenotype.
C. The effect of each additive allele is small.
D. Phenotypes show wide variation in expression.
E. All of these are characteristics of continuous variation.


B

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