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What is codominance ? Explain it with t...

What is codominance ? Explain it with the help of a suitable example.

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### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Definition of Codominance**: Codominance is a genetic phenomenon where both alleles of a gene pair in a heterozygote are fully expressed, resulting in offspring with a phenotype that is neither dominant nor recessive. This means that both traits appear simultaneously in the organism. 2. **Understanding Alleles**: Alleles are different forms of a gene that can exist at a specific locus on a chromosome. There are dominant alleles, which mask the effect of recessive alleles, and recessive alleles, which are only expressed when two copies are present. ...
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