dominant
Heterozygous
The dominant trait is shown in that organism with the possibility of carrying either the dominant or recessive gene to the next generation
Homozygous Dominant for a trait means that an organism has two dominant alleles for that trait. Here's an example: Trait: Widow's Peak Widow's Peak allele: Dominant (D) No widow's peak allele: Reccessive(d) Homozygous Dominant (DD) Homozygous Reccessive (dd) Heterozygous (Dd)
An organism that receives different alleles for a trait from each parent is called a heterozygote. This means that the individual has two different versions of a gene, one from each parent, which may result in a variety of different phenotypic outcomes.
heterozygous. This means the organism has inherited two different versions of a gene that code for the same trait. One allele may be dominant and the other recessive, influencing the organism's phenotype.
The observable characteristic are called the genotype and any dominant trait can mask the recessive. An example would be Black Angus cattle can actually carry a red recessive trait because black is the dominant trait in cattle breeding
Heterozygous.
A trait that masks another trait is called a dominant trait. This means that when an organism carries both dominant and recessive alleles for a particular gene, only the dominant trait will be expressed in the phenotype.
dominant
The organism is homozygous dominant for that trait.
If an organism has two factors (alleles) for a dominant trait, the dominant allele will be expressed in the phenotype. This is because dominant traits mask the effect of recessive alleles, so the presence of two dominant alleles will result in the dominant trait being displayed.
A recessive trait is a characteristic of an organism that can be masked by the dominant form of a trait. It is only expressed when an individual inherits two copies of the recessive allele. Examples include blue eye color being masked by brown eye color.