The offspring resulting from a cross between a nearly white horse (cc) and a chestnut-colored horse (CC) is of an intermediate color (between white and chestnut). Which one of the following patterns of inheritance best explains this?
A) complete dominance
B) codominance
C) sex-linked
D) polygenic inheritance
E) incomplete dominance

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Incomplete dominance occurs when the phenotype of the heterozygote is intermediate between the phenotypes of the homozygotes, as seen in the intermediate color of the offspring.

The Offspring Resulting from a Cross Between a Nearly White