A trait resulting from an allele that is independently and equally expressed along with the other. An example of codominant trait is blood type, i.e. a person of blood type AB has one allele for blood type A and another for blood type B.
What are some codominant traits?
Codominance Examples
- AB Blood Type. People with this blood type have A and B proteins at the same time. ...
- Sickle-Cell Anemia. Sickle cell anemia is a disease where red blood cells become thin and stretched out. ...
- Horse color. The roan coat color of a horse is due to codominance. ...
- Flower colors.
How do you know if you are codominant?
In codominance, both alleles are expressed together in the offspring. If we cross a red flower and white flower that have a codominance inheritance pattern, the offspring would be flowers with red and white patches on them.
