Question

A white rooster mates with a black hen. The offspring is gray in color. What is this phenomenon called?

Answer 1

incomplete dominance

Step-by-step explanation:

This phenomenon is termed incomplete dominance . The color of feather of chicken in question is similar to flower color of Mirabilis jalapa . The black color is represented by allele B and white color by allele W , as neither of these allele can dominate over the other

Answer 2

This phenomenon is called Co-dominance. This occurs when the alleles for a certain characteristic shared equal contribution to the offspring. The alleles became neither recessive nor dominant. In the example, the phenotype White (genotype WW) mated with the phenotype Black (genotype BB). With co-dominance happening, the offspring will become a phenotype Grey (genotype BW).