Q.

A gene showing co-dominance has                          [2015]

1 alleles that are recessive to each other  
2 both alleles independently expressed in the heterozygote  
3 one allele dominant on the other  
4 alleles tightly linked on the same chromosome  

Ans.

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The phenomenon of expression of both the alleles in a heterozygote is called co-dominance. The alleles which do not show dominance-recessive relationship and are able to express themselves independently when present together are called co-dominant alleles. As a result, the heterozygous condition has a phenotype different from either of homozygous genotypes, e.g., alleles for blood group A (IA) and for blood group B (IB) are codominant so that when they come together in an individual, they produce blood group AB.