Question

A black rooster and a white hen produce offspring with mixed black and white feathers. This is an example of _____.


recessiveness

dominance

probability

codominance

Answer 1

This is an example of **codominance**. In codominance, both alleles in a heterozygous individual contribute to the phenotype, resulting in a blend or mix of traits, such as the mixed black and white feathers in the offspring of a black rooster and a white hen.