Principle Of Inheritance And Variation Question 311

Question: When dominant and recessive alleles express themselves together, it is called [CBSE PMT 2001]

Options:

A) Dominance

B) Co-dominance

C) Amphidominance

D) Pseudodominance

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

Codominance is a condition in which heterozygote where both members of an allelic pair contribute to phenotype, which is then a mixture of the phenotypic traits produced in either homozygous condition.

In cattle the cross of red X white produces roan offspring who se coat consist of both red and white hair.