In a certain variety of chicken, some offspring have a feather pattern that is black-and-white checkered. Chickens with this checkered feather pattern result from the cross of a black chicken with a white chicken.Which of the following types of inheritance is most likely responsible for the checkered feather pattern?

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Codominance is the most likely type of inheritance responsible for the checkered feather pattern, as it involves the expression of both alleles (in this case, black and white) in the phenotype, resulting in a mixed or checkered appearance.

In a Certain Variety of Chicken, Some Offspring Have a Feather