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  • Incomplete Dominance: Understanding Blended Traits in Genetics
    The scenario you're describing is called incomplete dominance.

    Here's a breakdown:

    * Incomplete dominance: This occurs when neither allele for a trait is completely dominant over the other. Instead, the heterozygous phenotype is a blend or intermediate between the two homozygous phenotypes.

    Example: In snapdragons, the allele for red flowers (R) is incompletely dominant over the allele for white flowers (r).

    * RR: Red flowers

    * rr: White flowers

    * Rr: Pink flowers (a blend of red and white)

    Key takeaway: Incomplete dominance results in a "blending" of traits, rather than one allele completely masking the other.

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