Name: ________________________________________ Gr.

9 - ____ Date: _______________

Homework #9 - INCOMPLETE DOMINANCE/CODOMINANCE

1. Explain the difference between incomplete dominance and codominance.

2. INCOMPLETE DOMINANCE PROBLEMS

a) In Snapdragons, flower color is controlled by incomplete dominance. The two alleles are red
[R]and white (W). The heterozygous genotype is expressed as pink.
i. What is the phenotype of a plant with the genotype WW? ___________________
ii. What is the phenotype of a plant with the genotype RR? ___________________
iii. What is the phenotype of a plant with the genotype RW? ___________________

b) A cross between a blue blahblah bird & a white blahblah bird produces offspring that are silver.
The color of blahblah birds is determined by just two alleles.
a) What are the genotypes of the parent blahblah birds in the original cross? _________________
b) What is/are the genotype(s) of the silver offspring? ___________________
c) What would be the phenotypic ratios of offspring produced by two silver blahblah birds?
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c) The color of fruit for plant "X" is determined by two alleles. When two plants with orange fruits
are crossed the following phenotypic ratios are present in the offspring: 25% red fruit, 50% orange
fruit, 25% yellow fruit. What are the genotypes of the parent orange-fruited plants?

3. CODOMINANCE PROBLEMS
a) In a certain fish, blue scales (B) and red scales [R] are codominant. When a fish has the hybrid
genotype, it has a patchwork of blue and red scales.
i. What is the genotype for the blue fish? ___________________
ii. What is the genotype for the red fish? ___________________
iii. What is the genotype for patchwork fish? ___________________

b) Predict the phenotypic ratios of offspring when a homozygous white cow is crossed with a roan
bull. ___________________
c) What should the genotypes & phenotypes for parent cattle be if a farmer wanted only cattle with
red fur? ___________________

d) A cross between a black cat & a tan cat produces a tabby pattern (black & tan fur together).
i. What pattern of inheritence does this illustrate? ___________________
ii. What percent of kittens would have tan fur if a tabby cat is crossed with a black cat?
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