Co-Dominance
Main Ideas:- Co- means together
- Equally strong alleles
- Neither dominates over the other
- Both show in the offspring
- Results in a spotted, speckled, or checkered apperance
In co-dominance both of the parents alleles are equally dominant, which means that they both show in the offspring. An example of this would be if a white chicken mated with a black chicken, which would then result in a checkered chicken. Another example of co-dominance would be for cows. If a brown cow had a baby with a white cow, their offspring could be a spotted brown and a white calf.
Co-dominance is used outside of biology all throughout the world. We see it almost everyday in the animals that we pass. There are farms throughout NC which have spotted brown cows and chickens. I learned that co- means together and Roan is a certain type of co-dominance in horses and cows.
Citations:
"Codominant". Cccoe.net. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Nov. 2016.
"Incomplete & Codominance". Hobart.k12.in.us. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Nov. 2016.
"Cite A Website - Cite This For Me". Static.memrise.com. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Nov. 2016.
I really liked your blog post! I never knew that Roan is a certain type of co-dominace in horses and cows. Are there any other names for co-dominace in other animals?
ReplyDeleteThere are a few other types of co-dominance in animals. These include tabby cats and agouti mice!
DeleteYour blog post is very good! I liked how you included the other certain type of co- dominance in horses! How many more different types of co- dominance are there?
ReplyDeleteWell, blood types are also another kind of co-dominance! It is a big part in the human world because everyone has a blood type.
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