What pattern of inheritance shows the full and separate phenotypic effects of two alleles that are present in heterozygous individuals?
A) Codominance
B) Epistasis
C) Pleiotropic
D) Incomplete dominance
E) Continuous variation

Question

What pattern of inheritance shows the full and separate phenotypic effects of two alleles that are present in heterozygous individuals?  
A) Codominance
B) Epistasis
C) Pleiotropic
D) Incomplete dominance
E) Continuous variation

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Codominance is a pattern of inheritance where both alleles in a heterozygous individual are expressed fully and separately, resulting in a phenotype that shows both traits. This is in contrast to incomplete dominance, where the phenotype of a heterozygous individual is an intermediate between the two homozygous states, and epistasis, where the expression of one gene is influenced by another gene. Pleiotropic effects refer to a single gene affecting multiple traits, while continuous variation refers to a range of phenotypes resulting from the influence of multiple genes and environmental factors.

What Pattern of Inheritance Shows the Full and Separate Phenotypic