incomplete dominance
Neither allele dominates
Incomplete dominance is a genetic pattern where neither allele fully masks the other, producing an intermediate trait in offspring.
A red flower crossed with a white flower yields pink offspring rather than one color dominating.
The term distinguishes this blending effect from complete dominance, where one allele entirely overrides the other.
Flower with jaw-like petals
- pink flowersBlooms in pale red
- red and whiteTwo contrasting primary shades
- heterozygoteOrganism with differing alleles
- expressivityQuality of conveying emotion
Having unlike gene variants
- allelesVariant forms of genes
- codominanceBoth alleles fully expressed
- genotypeOrganism's complete allele set
- phenotypeObservable characteristics of organism
Punnett square · Gregor Mendel · genetic variation · gene expression · locus · probability · uniformity · segregation
Incremental transition between stages
- spectrumContinuous range of values
- mixtureCombined but unbonded substances
- in-betweenOccupying middle position
- halfwayAt the midpoint
moderate · median · compromise · balance · fusion · combination · diluted · attenuated
snapdragon
Flower with jaw-like petals
- pink flowersBlooms in pale red
- red and whiteTwo contrasting primary shades
- heterozygoteOrganism with differing alleles
expressivity · penetrance · environmental influence · wavy hair
heterozygous
Having unlike gene variants
- allelesVariant forms of genes
- codominanceBoth alleles fully expressed
- genotypeOrganism's complete allele set
phenotype · Punnett square · Gregor Mendel · genetic variation · gene expression · locus · probability · uniformity · segregation · heritability
gradation
Incremental transition between stages
- spectrumContinuous range of values
- mixtureCombined but unbonded substances
- in-betweenOccupying middle position
halfway · moderate · median · compromise · balance · fusion · combination · diluted · attenuated · softened
- geneticsDNA, allele, genotype, genes, gene
- non-Mendelian inheritancematernal inheritance, codominance, epigenetics, mosaicism, anticipation
dominant, dominate, incomplete, dominance, domination, dominating, dominated, incompletely, predominate