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In mice, there are three options for fur color: black,grey and white. What type of inheritance is shown by these mice?

A. Simple
B. Co-dominance
C. Incomplete dominance
D. Sex linked inheritance

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Answer:

C. Incomplete dominance

Step-by-step explanation:

Incomplete dominance is a type of non-mendelian inheritance in which one allele does not completely mask the phenotypic expression of the other allele in a gene, hence, the blending of both alleles give rise to an intermediate third phenotype.

According to this question, there are three options for fur color in mice namely: black, grey and white. This is so because the alleles for black and white coloration exhibits INCOMPLETE DOMINANCE, hence, they produce a third phenotype (grey) that is a blend of both parental phenotypes.

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