A gene showing incomplete dominance

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has F₁ phenotype that does not resemble either of the two parents and is in between the two.

When F₁ is self-pollinated the F₂ result in 3:1 ratio for both genotype and phenotype.

has one allele dominant over the other.

had F₁ generation that resembles both parents.

answer is A.

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In incomplete dominance the F₁ had a phenotype that did not resemble either of the two parents and was in between the two. The inheritance of flower colour in the dog flower (snapdragon or Antirrhinum sp.) is a good example to understand incomplete dominance. If a red colour flower is crossed with white colour flower the F₁ generation will have pink colour flower. Therefore, we can clearly observe that the phenotype was in between the phenotype of the two parents.

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