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A gene showing codominance has
BiologyPrinciples of Inheritance and VariationNEETNEET 2015 (Phase 2)
Options:
  • A alleles tightly linked on the same chromosome.
  • B alleles that are recessive to each other.
  • C both alleles independently expressed in the heterozygote.
  • D one allele dominant on the other.
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The correct answer is: both alleles independently expressed in the heterozygote.
Both alleles are independently expressed in heterozygote during codominance. In codominance, the alleles of a gene pair are fully expressed resulting in offspring with a phenotype that is neither dominant nor recessive. Example: ABO blood group system.

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