When an individual of African descent marries and has children with an individual of European descent, their children often have a mid-shade of skin color, but they could also have a light shade or a dark shade. This can best be described as
A. X-linked inheritance.
B. the dominance of the gene for dark skin tone.
C. pleiotropic inheritance.
D. polygenic inheritance.
Answer: D
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