A biologist was studying two indigenous groups of people from different areas of the world. The first population was from equatorial Africa. The second population was from northern Europe. The biologist was studying a gene that affects skin color. The biologist examined the gene in 100 people from each population. She kept track of how many different forms (or alleles) of the gene she found in each population.

The diagram shows the results when two parents are crossed. the letters represent alleles for a trait that is controlled by three different genes. which best describes this inheritance pattern? multiple allele because a trait is controlled by three different genes polygenic because the offspring have alleles from both parents multiple allele because the offspring have alleles from both parents polygenic because a trait is controlled by three different genes