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When an individual has blood type AB, both A and B antigens appear on their red blood cells. This is an example of _____.Group of answer choicesincomplete dominancecomplete dominancecodominanceNext

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When an individual has blood type AB, both A and B antigens appear on their red blood cells. This is an example of _____.Group of answer choicesincomplete dominancecomplete dominancecodominanceNext

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This is an example of codominance. In codominance, both alleles for a gene are fully expressed. In the case of an individual with AB blood type, both A and B antigens appear on their red blood cells because the A and B alleles are co-dominant.

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