Incomplete Dominance

The two married couple wants to know what will be the height of their newborn child when she grows up.
The man’s height is tall while the woman’s height is medium.

Legend:
Genotype:
H H The height of their
H= Tall
HS newborn child is
HS= Medium
S HS HS
Phenotype:
S= Short
100% Medium
Medium
S HS HS

Co-Dominance
The two married couple wants to know what will be the possible blood type of their offspring. The man’s
blood type is A while the woman’s blood type is B.

Genotype:
A The possible
A blood type
AB
of their offspring is
B
Phenotype: AB AB
100% AB
Bloodtype AB
B AB AB

Multiple Alleles
The two married couple wants to know what will be the possible blood type of their offspring. The man’s
possible blood type is A, B,O same as the woman’s blood type.

Genotype: Phenotype:
A B Possible
O Blood Type
AA A
AB A BAA AB AO A
AO AB B
B AB BB BO
BB O AB
BO AO BO OO
O O
Sex-linked traits
If a gene is found only on the X chromosome and not the Y chromosome,
it is said to be a sex-linked trait. Because the gene controlling the trait is located on
the sex chromosome, sex linkage is linked to the gender of the individual.