Which statement is true?(1 point)

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Mendelian inheritance concerns the genetic traits of domesticated plants and animals, while non-Mendelian inheritance concerns human genetic traits.
Mendelian inheritance concerns the genetic traits of domesticated plants and animals, while non-Mendelian inheritance concerns human genetic traits.
Mendelian inheritance concerns genetic traits that are controlled by only two alleles, while non-Mendelian inheritance is controlled by multiple alleles.
Mendelian inheritance concerns genetic traits that are controlled by only two alleles, while non-Mendelian inheritance is controlled by multiple alleles.
Mendelian inheritance concerns genetic traits that are controlled by multiple alleles, while non-Mendelian inheritance is controlled by only two alleles.
Mendelian inheritance concerns genetic traits that are controlled by multiple alleles, while non-Mendelian inheritance is controlled by only two alleles.
Mendelian inheritance concerns the genetic traits of plants, while non-mendelian inheritance concerns animal genetic traits.

1 answer

The true statement is:

Mendelian inheritance concerns genetic traits that are controlled by only two alleles, while non-Mendelian inheritance is controlled by multiple alleles.

This statement accurately describes Mendelian inheritance as typically involving traits that follow a simple dominant-recessive pattern, often represented with two alleles, while non-Mendelian inheritance can include multiple alleles (like in blood type) or more complex patterns like incomplete dominance, codominance, and polygenic inheritance.