Question

the inheritance pattern of feather color in two different species of chickens is described below. correctly match the inheritance pattern of feather color with its description
a cross between a chicken with black feathers and a chicken
with white feathers produces a chicken with slate gray
feathers
a cross between a chicken with black feathers and chicken
with white feathers produces a chicken with a mixture of
black and white feathers
codominance incomplete dominance sex - linked multiple allele

Explanation:

• Incomplete dominance occurs when the heterozygous phenotype is an intermediate blend of the two homozygous phenotypes. Here, the slate - gray feathers (intermediate between black and white) indicate incomplete dominance.
• Codominance is when both alleles in a heterozygote are fully expressed. The mixture of black and white feathers (both parental traits fully visible) shows codominance.

Answer:

• A cross between a chicken with black feathers and a chicken with white feathers produces a chicken with slate gray feathers: incomplete dominance.
• A cross between a chicken with black feathers and chicken with white feathers produces a chicken with a mixture of black and white feathers: codominance.