Which of these best describes this inheritance pattern?
codominance because he fruit color of the offspring is an intermediate form of the parents’ fruit color
codominance because both parents’ colors are expressed in the offspring
incomplete dominance because both parents’ colors are expressed in the offspring
incomplete dominance because the fruit color of the offspring is an intermediate form of the parents’ fruit color
Answer:
1/2
Explanation:
This question involves a single gene coding for feather color in chickens. The black allele (B) is incompletely dominant over the white allele (W). This means that the allele B will not mask the phenotypic expression of allele W, hence, a third intermediate blue phenotype (BW) will be produced.
According to the question, if two blue chickens are crossed i.e. BW × BW, the gametes B and W will be produced by each parent. Using these gametes in a punnet square (see attached image), the following offsprings will be produced:
BB, BW and WW in the ratio 1:2:1
BB is black, BW is blue, WW is white. Hence, the probability of producing a blue chicken from this cross is 1/2.
