Incomplete and CoDominance Flashcards

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what is codominance

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when both alleles in a heterozygous offspring have equal bearing so both characteristics are shown seperately (like a speckled chicken)

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what is complete dominance

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when a dominant trait completely masks the recessive trait e.g. left handedness = recessive to right handedness

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what is incomplete dominance

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when genes have equal dominance and the characteristic blends or combines to give an intermediate characteristic that is equally represented (red and white flower = pink flower

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