INCOMPLETE DOMINANCEIncomplete Dominance- Pattern of gene
expression in which the phenotype of a heterozygous individual is intermediate between those of the parents.
• Cases in which one allele is not completely dominant over another.
Example: Snapdragonsand Carnations
CODOMINANCECodominance- The condition in which both
alleles in a heterozygous organism are expressed.
• BOTH alleles contribute to the phenotype.
• The two alleles don’t blend, but are rather both present in the offspring.
Examples- Checkered Chickens, Roan Horses, Roan Cows, Variegated Clover.
B B
W
W
BW BW
BW BW
CodominanceW
hit
e c
hic
ken
Black chicken
Checkered
Checkered Checkered
Checkered Checkered
Black White
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Roan Horse
Roan Cattle
Variegated Clover
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Multiple Alleles
Multiple Alleles- Genes which have more than
two alleles.
It is common for more than 2 alleles to control
a trait in a population
Multiple alleles can only be studied in populations since each individual only has 2 alleles for a trait.
Examples: human blood types, fruit fly eye
color, coat color in rabbits: C, cch, ch, and c.
Complex Inheritance and Human Heredity
Coat Color of Rabbits
Light gray
Dark gray Himalayan
Albino
Chinchilla
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GenotypeBlood
Type
IAIA A
IAi A
IBIB B
IBi B
IAIB AB
ii O
ABO Blood Type
• ABO blood type in humans is determined by three alleles:
IA IB i
• IA and IB are codominant alleles.
• Both IA and IB are dominant to the allele i.
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Blood groups in humans
ABO blood groups have three forms of alleles.
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Donor-recipient compatibilityRecipient
Type A B AB O
A
Donor B
AB
O
= Unsafe
transfusion
= Safe
transfusion
Note:
• Type O blood may be transfused into all the other types = the universal donor.
• Type AB blood can receive blood from all the other blood types = the universal recipient.
© 2007 Paul Billiet ODWS