A black dog and a white dog mate and have a litter of gray puppies. Which pattern of inheritance does this situation illustrate?

a. Incomplete dominance
b. Codominance
c. A wild-type allele
d. Multiple alleles


a. Incomplete dominance

Incomplete dominance is illustrated in this situation.

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