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What is the condition in which there's more than one dominant allele?
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Codominance is when an organism has two different dominant alleles, so both of them are expressed.
When an organism has two identical dominant alleles, it is homozygous.
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Recessive allele is more common or dominant allele?
Not necessarily. I think the dominant genes are more common, but there are lot of exceptions out there. For example, having six fingers in humans is a dominant gene, but it isn't all that common.
What is the difference between dominant alleles and recessive alleles?
dominant-appears in first generation recessive-seems to dissapear
Why are recessive alleles not removed from populations over time?
If the recessive genotype is selected for more often than the dominant genotype, the recessive allele will become more common than the dominant allele in the gene pool.
What the different between a dominant and recessive trait?
In simple Mendelian genetics, there may be several alleles (variations) for a given trait. since organisms generally have two pairs of chromosomes, they have two alleles. A dominant allele is one that when it is present, always shows itself. A recessive allele only shows when there are two copies of the recessive allele. For example, suppose brown hair is dominant and black hair is recessive. If there are any copies of the brown hair allele, the person's hair will be brown. A person's hair will be black only if they have two copies of the black hair allele. In reality, genetics is much more complicated than simply dominant and recessive as many genes may influence one trait.
Is the dominant trait always expressed?
A dominant gene will be expressed if paired with a recessive gene or with a dominant gene for the same trait. For example, the trait for brown eyes (BB) is dominant over blue eyes (bb) - thus an offspring Bb will express brown eyes, just as BB.
Would a recessive allele or dominant allele be more common in population?
Dominant allele because its more likely to be received by the next generation.
If and individual has one dominant allele and one recessive allele will the recessive allele show up?
YES ALWAYS!!! Even if you have for example, Aa (A being the dominant allele and a being the recessive allele) that trait will always be dominant!
Recessive allele is more common or dominant allele?
Not necessarily. I think the dominant genes are more common, but there are lot of exceptions out there. For example, having six fingers in humans is a dominant gene, but it isn't all that common.
What is dominant the X or the Y?
An allele on either X or Y could be dominant over the allele on the other chromosome, but it is more common for the allele on the X to be dominant, because the Y chromosome is much smaller than the X and contains fewer genes. In many cases, there is no allele for a particular gene on the Y chromosome; so whatever allele is on the Y will be dominant.
What does The presence of an allele for purple flowers will mask the presence of an allele for white flowers mean?
Gene responsible for purple color is dominant over white color.
What is the difference between dominant alleles and recessive alleles?
dominant-appears in first generation recessive-seems to dissapear
Why are recessive alleles not removed from populations over time?
If the recessive genotype is selected for more often than the dominant genotype, the recessive allele will become more common than the dominant allele in the gene pool.
Defective alleles are eliminated rapidly from population if they are?
A defective allele is more likely to be eliminated from a population if it is dominant. This is because it is immediately exposed to the effects of selection, as only one copy of a dominant allele is needed for it's characteristic to be developed. If an allele is recessive it can survive in a population as it is 'hidden' from selection by the presence of the corresponding dominant allele. It will only beexposed to selectionif an individual inherits the recessive allele from both parents. If the recessive allele is rare, the chances of two individuals with the allele mating could be quite small. In this way a defective recesssive allele could survive at low levels in a population.
Why are dominant alleles that cause lethal disorders less common that recessive alleles that cause lethal disorders?
A lethal dominant gene prohibits the organism from reproducing irregardless of the paired gene, so it is removed from the gene pool as soon as it appears. A lethal recessive gene, on the other hand, does not prevent reproduction unless it is paired with another lethal recessive, so it may be passed down through many generations before becoming paired and preventing reproduction.
Why are dominant genetic disorders rare in humans?
Intuitively, natural selection should eliminate these lethal genetic disorders from the population.....However, natural selection does not act on the genotype of an individual, but on the phenotype. Many of these lethal genetic disorders are the product of two "recessive alleles" that were masked in the parents with a "dominant allele."
What is dominante allele mean?
a dominant allele is basically the one stronger, more powerful. unlike the recessive allele, i.e if two people wanted to calculate the probability of them having a baby with brown eyes, theyd have to look at their alleles, if the father had brown eyes, XX (to show how brown eyes are stronger) and the mother had hazel eyes (xx) their chid is going to have (Xx) which in this case, the child will have brown eys, because X is more dominant(strong) than x (recessive)
If a allele is masked is it recessive?
If an allele is masked, it is most likely recessive, but not necessarily. This is due to epistasis, the interaction between two or more genes to control a single phenotype. For example, "K" codes for more keratin pigment in the skin, but "k" does not. One can still be albino, however, for if they get the dominant "A" allele, this allelle will override and mask the dominant "K" pigment in the skin, making the person albino.
