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1.	Human skin colour is polygenic trait with each dominant determing a part of melanin deposition while the recessive are coding for no melanin. If a very dark skinned person marries a very light skinned women, the chances of a very dark skinned offspring areA. OB. `1//4`C. `5//8`D. `9//64`
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