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Title: Examples of discontinous variation in phenotypes!
Post by: SGVaibhav on December 08, 2009, 06:14:55 pm

phenotype, examples discontinuous variation
neeed only like 2-3
one is eye color.
give me 2 more


plz no blood group or stuff, phenotype for humans.

Title: Re: Examples of discontinous variation in phenotypes!
Post by: vanibharutham on December 08, 2009, 06:25:16 pm

Not very sure whether u would count this as an effect of phenotype
but
:P

I reckon the ability to roll ones tongue is an example of discontinuous variation, although many argue that environment greatly affects phenotypic plasticity

Title: Re: Examples of discontinous variation in phenotypes!
Post by: SGVaibhav on December 08, 2009, 07:13:08 pm

:( :( :(
lol i need to write two examples atleast
one i wrote is eye colour
eye colour can be blue or green, but it can never be a mixture of blue / green.

rolling :P,, hmmmmm
it would be betteer if someone could give another example

Title: Re: Examples of discontinous variation in phenotypes!
Post by: Ukhti-R on December 08, 2009, 07:22:15 pm

Red flower and a white flower ?

Title: Re: Examples of discontinous variation in phenotypes!
Post by: SGVaibhav on December 08, 2009, 07:44:35 pm

hmm
my essay is about humans :P
so no flowers :(

Title: Re: Examples of discontinous variation in phenotypes!
Post by: staceyboy3 on December 08, 2009, 09:27:39 pm

Can't find much on the net about it...

gender?

Title: Re: Examples of discontinous variation in phenotypes!
Post by: nid404 on December 09, 2009, 04:22:19 am

lobed ears