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Question:

Which of the following conditions represents a case of co-dominant genes?

Alleles, both of which interact to produce a trait, which may or may not resemble either of the parental types.

Alleles, each of which produces an independent effect in a heterozygous condition.

A gene expresses itself, suppressing the phenotypic effect of its alleles.

Genes that are similar in phenotypic effect when present separately, but when together, interact to produce a different trait.

Solution:

Co-dominance is the phenomenon when the two genes neither show dominant-recessive relationship nor show intermediate condition, but both of them express themselves simultaneously. This has been reported in roan character of cattle (i.e., patches of 2 different colours on the skin).