incomplete dominance


noun

the appearance in a heterozygote of a trait that is intermediate between either of the trait's homozygous phenotypes.
Also called semidominance.

Medical definitions for incomplete dominance

incomplete dominance

n.

A heterozygous condition in which both alleles at a gene locus are partially expressed and which often produces an intermediate phenotype.

Scientific definitions for incomplete dominance

incomplete dominance
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Genetics The fact or condition of being codominant.