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Q: What is An allele or trait that exerts a controlling influence?
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An allele that is dominated or cover up by another allele is called what?

It should be a dominant allele--a dominant allele's trait will be expressed over the recessive allele's trait.


What is member of a gene pair that determines a specific trait is?

an allele


How does an allele trait in an organism?

An allele causes a trait by either being dominant orrecessive or example, allele A will occur over allele a because it is dominant.


WHAT is single gene trait?

A single-gene trait is a phenotypic trait controlled by two homologous alleles.


What allele does affect the trait in a heterozygote?

The recessive allele.


What allele whose trait only shows up when no dominant allele is present?

Such a trait is called a recessive trait.


How do you know a homozygous trait from a heterozygous trait?

A homozygous trait is controlled by only one kind of allele, while a heterozygous trait is controlled by multiple allele types.


What allele for the sickle cell trait is with the normal allele?

codominant


What is the allele for sickle cell trait with the normal allele?

codominant


Does a hybrid allele only have one allele for a trait?

yes


Why is it that a person with an allele for a particular trait may not have a phenotype that shows the trait?

a dominant allele will express its trait , as well as be carried by the person. the word carrier is commonly used for a person who bears an allele which does not express itself(i.e. a recessive gene).


When one allele of a gene masks the presence of the allele what form can be seen in the phenotype?

When one allele for a particular trait masks or overrides another allele for a trait, it is called dominance. The allele that is masked is called the recessive allele. The allele that is dominant will determine the phenotype.