Question

select the correct answer.
carly has wavy hair. her father has straight hair, and her mother has curly hair. which type of inheritance pattern is responsible for carlys wavy hair?
a. codominance
b. dominant
c. incomplete dominance
d. polygenic
e. recessive

Explanation:

Incomplete dominance is a form of intermediate inheritance where one allele for a specific trait is not completely expressed over its paired allele. In the case of hair texture, if straight hair (one allele) and curly hair (another allele) show incomplete dominance, the heterozygous offspring (like Carty) will have an intermediate phenotype, which is wavy hair. Codominance would show both traits (e.g., patches of straight and curly), dominant - recessive would show one trait fully (either straight or curly), polygenic involves multiple genes (not indicated here).

Answer:

C. incomplete dominance