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A gene showing codominance has...

A gene showing codominance has

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one allele dominant on the other

B

alleles tightly linked on the same chromosome

C

alleles that are recessive to each other

D

Both alleles independently expressed in the heterozygote

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A gene shows codominance when both alleles in heterozygous condition, express their traits independtly instead of showing dominant-recessive relationship and such alleles are called codominant alleles.
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