Which of the following is an example of discontinuous variation?

Source: JAMB · 2024

Which of the following is an example of discontinuous variation?

  1. Height
  2. Size of head
  3. Blood group ✓
  4. Skin colour
Explanation

Discontinuous variation has clear groups with nothing in between. Blood group is like this. A person is A, B, AB or O, never half way.

Height, head size and skin colour change gradually across many values. That is continuous variation.

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