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Capital letters are often used for dominant characteristics and lower case letters are used for the recessive characteristics. The letter you use really doesn't matter as long as you follow the capitalization rules for the characteristics.

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In genetics, dominant traits are typically represented by uppercase letters (e.g., "A"), while recessive traits are represented by lowercase letters (e.g., "a"). This notation helps geneticists distinguish between dominant and recessive alleles in a genetic cross.

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Q: Which letters are used for dominated and recessive characteristics?
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How are alleles shown in genetic coding?

letters are used to represent traits for example capital letters are used to show dominant traits GG-two dominant traits lower case letters are used to show recessive gg-two recessive traits


In genetics lowercase letters are usually used to indicate?

Lowercase letters in Genetics are usually used like Rr or rr, or RR. Lowercase letters usually represent a recessive trait.


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well it depends on the letters that you are given, recessive alleles are ALWAYS lower case.An example answer would be: ss, where s would represent the recessive allele.


What do we use to represent dominant alleles?

generally capital letters are used to describe dominant alleles and recessive are indicated by lowercase. for example brown eyes might be B and green eyes would be b. the letter used could be anything and isn't relavent to the gene.


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(T,T) if t is the letter used for that allele capital letters are used for dominant alleles and lowercase is for recessive.


What is an example of recessive human trait?

1. freckles: dominant no freckles: recessive 2. dark eyes: dominant light eyes: recessive 3. free earlobe:dominant attached earlbe: recessive 4. polydactilism (6 fingers or toes): dominant 5 fingers or toes: recessive 5. normal chin: recessivecleft chin: dominant 6. can roll tongue: dominant cannot roll tongue: recessive 7. cannot fold tongue: dominant can roll tongue: recessive 8. straight pinkie: dominant crooked pinkie: recessive 9. widow's peak: dominant straight hairline: recessive 10. separate eyebrows: dominant uni-brow: recessive


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(T,T) if t is the letter used for that allele capital letters are used for dominant alleles and lowercase is for recessive.


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Yes, a human pedigree can be used to detect a recessive trait.


What letters are used to represent a homozygous?

Two of the same letter. For example, if you have a homozygous organism for dominant red color, then the letters to represent their genotype would be RR. However, if the red color is a recessive trait, then a homozygous organism with that trait will have the genotype rr.


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Any letters can be used, but typically "T" is used for tall and "t" is for short. Letters are usually chosen by using the first letter of the characteristic being described, and the upper case represents the trait being dominant. Lower case represents the trait being recessive.


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Any letters can be used, but typically "T" is used for tall and "t" is for short. Letters are usually chosen by using the first letter of the characteristic being described, and the upper case represents the trait being dominant. Lower case represents the trait being recessive.


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Any letters can be used, but typically "T" is used for tall and "t" is for short. Letters are usually chosen by using the first letter of the characteristic being described, and the upper case represents the trait being dominant. Lower case represents the trait being recessive.