Question

Guinea pigs can have many different fur colors. They can be black, brown, tan, and albino. What is this an example of?
Responses

codominance
codominance

incomplete dominance
incomplete dominance

multiple alleles
multiple alleles

polygenic trait

Answer 1

The variety of fur colors in guinea pigs, such as black, brown, tan, and albino, is an example of **multiple alleles**. This refers to the existence of more than two alleles for a trait within a population, allowing for a range of phenotypes, such as the different fur colors observed in guinea pigs.