The situation in which the phenotypes of both alleles are exhibited in the heterozygote because both alleles affect the phenotype in separate, distinguishable ways.Group of answer choicescodominanceincomplete dominancecomplete dominanceNext
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The situation in which the phenotypes of both alleles are exhibited in the heterozygote because both alleles affect the phenotype in separate, distinguishable ways.Group of answer choicescodominanceincomplete dominancecomplete dominanceNext
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The situation you're describing is known as codominance. In codominance, both alleles in the heterozygote express themselves fully to produce a dual phenotype. A classic example of this is the AB blood
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