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incomplete dominance

n.
A heterozygous condition in which both alleles at a gene locus are partially expressed, often producing an intermediate phenotype. Also called partial dominance.
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The average dominance index obtained in this study was 0.36, showing an allelic interaction of incomplete dominance (Table 2).
Genetic parameters of resistance to meloidogyne incognita in melon/Parametros geneticos da resistencia a meloidogyne incognita em meloeiro
Our contributions in this paper are twofold, one is the designing four new crossover operators specific to the real coded GAs called the "One-point averaging", "two-point averaging", "N-point averaging" and the "Uniform averaging" crossover operators which are based on the Natural incomplete dominance phenomenon (Gardner et al., 2006) where some features of the child are a mix of features of both the parents.
New real coded crossover operators for genetic algorithms based on incomplete dominance and gene memory
Bulldog (Dwarfism or achondroplasia) is inherited defect with incomplete dominance reported in many cattle breeds.
Management of hydroallantois and dystocia due to bulldog calf in a cow
The segregation of the leaf shape in F2 generation into three classes: okra leaf, normal and the intermediate leaf shape of sub-okra and fitting into the theoretical 1:2:1 monohybrid ratio of incomplete dominance in the present studies lies in close proximity to the findings of Rahman and Khan (1998) and Nawab et al.
INHERITANCE OF OKRA LEAF TYPE, GOSSYPOL GLANDS AND TRICHOMES IN COTTON

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