incomplete-dominance

incomplete dominance

noun
the appearance in a heterozygote of a trait that is intermediate between either of the trait's homozygous phenotypes.
Also called semidominance.
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incomplete dominance n.
A heterozygous condition in which both alleles at a gene locus are partially expressed and which often produces an intermediate phenotype.

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incomplete dominance   (ĭn'kəm-plēt')  Pronunciation Key 
Genetics The fact or condition of being codominant.
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