In the cross depicted in the following illustration,two parent plants,one with red flowers and the other with white flowers,produce pink offspring.The white and red alleles for flower color in this plant exhibit
A) homozygosity.
B) codominance.
C) pleiotropy.
D) incomplete dominance.

Question

In the cross depicted in the following illustration,two parent plants,one with red flowers and the other with white flowers,produce pink offspring.The white and red alleles for flower color in this plant exhibit 
A) homozygosity. 
B) codominance. 
C) pleiotropy. 
D) incomplete dominance.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The fact that the red and white alleles blend to produce pink offspring indicates incomplete dominance, where neither allele is fully dominant over the other. This is different from codominance, where both alleles are expressed equally and pleiotropy, where a single gene affects multiple traits. The term homozygosity refers to having identical alleles for a particular gene and is not relevant in this scenario.

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