Ever wondered what happens when two different traits meet, but neither completely overpowers the other? That's incomplete dominance in action! Unlike complete dominance where one allele masks the other (think brown eyes always winning over blue), incomplete dominance results in a blended phenotype.
Imagine a red flower and a white flower cross-pollinating. Instead of all red flowers, or even a mix of red and white, you get *pink* flowers! The red pigment is diluted by the absence of pigment in the white allele, resulting in a completely new, intermediate trait.
Chicken feather color is another classic example. A black-feathered chicken crossed with a white-feathered chicken doesn't produce all black or all white chicks. Instead, you get chickens with bluish-gray feathers. This "blending" showcases that both alleles are contributing to the final outcome, creating a fascinating departure from simple dominant-recessive inheritance.
