In simple autosomal inheritance, phenotypic characters are determined, or controlled, by

A) a single pair of alleles.
B) multiple alleles.
C) the action of a single gene.
D) regulator genes on a different chromosome.
E) the genes on the Y chromosome.


Answer: A

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