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A recessive gene is a gene whose effect can be hidden in the presence of a dominant allele. This means that an individual needs to inherit two copies of the recessive allele in order for its effects to be observed.
Most genes have two copies of each gene with dominant gene "trumping" the recessive one. The gene is recessive because it is said not to do much of anything unless paired with another recessive gene, but if paired with a dominant gene, the dominant gene wins.
A dominant gene is a version of a gene that will be expressed and mask the effect of a recessive gene in a heterozygous individual.
Recessive genes typically produce effects only when an individual is homozygous for them, meaning they have two copies of the recessive allele. If an individual is heterozygous for a recessive gene, the dominant allele will often mask the effects of the recessive allele.
hh X Hh You get two recessives; hh and hh and two heterozygous plants; Hh and Hh
A recessive gene is a gene that does not express itself in the presence of a dominant gene of the same trait. When an individual inherits two recessive genes for a trait, the recessive gene will be expressed.
if u have a recessive gene with a recessive gene then u can see the recessive gene but if you have a dominant gene with a recessive gene you can only see the dominant gene hope that helps:)
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A gene that can be masked by another gene is referred to as a recessive gene. This means that the trait associated with the recessive gene is expressed only when two copies of the gene are present.
In a heterozygous organism, one gene may be dominant while the other is recessive. The dominant gene expresses its trait, overshadowing the effect of the recessive gene, which does not manifest in the organism's phenotype. This relationship is a fundamental principle of Mendelian genetics, where the dominant allele can mask the presence of the recessive allele in a heterozygous pairing.
A recessive gene will not display its trait in the presence of a dominant trait. A recessive gene only expresses its trait when paired with another copy of the same recessive gene.
You can be a carrier of a recessive gene as part of your genotype.