When the phenotype of an organism exhibits two characteristics that look like a blend of the parents’ traits—such as petal color in the snapdragon plant—this is known as _______.
a. wild type
b. sex-linked
c. codominance
d. incomplete dominance
d. incomplete dominance
When the phenotype of an organism exhibits two characteristics that look like a blend of the parents’ traits—such as petal color in the snapdragon plant—this is known as incomplete dominance. One of the alleles appears in the phenotype, but not to the exclusion of the corresponding allele, making the organism look like a blend of characteristics.
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