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A dominant trait is the trait that will show. A recessive trait is the trait that is hidden. For example if your mom had brown eyes and your dad has green eyes you would have brown eyes because brown eyes are the dominant trait
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoTwo genes determine a trait, e.g. eye colour (i will use eye colour as my example).
You get one gene from your mother, and one gene from your father. Different genes may be dominant or recessive. In eye colour, Blue is a recessive trait and brown ia a dominant trait.
That means that in the case of receiving a blue gene from your mother, and brown gene from your father, you will have brown eyes as it is dominant, as you only require ONE gene to show that trait, (although you may have two). However, you have to have BOTH recessive genes to have the recessive trait, meaning you have to be heterogenous for the gene.
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