Lisa breeds snakes. She bred a solid brown male python with a tan female python whose body was covered with a black diamond pattern. Upon hatching, all of the baby pythons were brown with a faint diamond pattern.

Question

Which of the following inheritance patterns most likely determined the color of Lisa's baby pythons?
A.
codominance
B.
sex-linked
C.
autosomal dominant-recessive
D.
incomplete dominance

Answer 1

D. incomplete dominance