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Q: Why does an organism have one factor for a dominant trait and one factor for a recessive trait?
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Trait of an organism that can be masked by the dominant form of a trait?

Recessive trait


Trait of an organism that can be masked by the dominant by the dominant form of a trait?

A trait that masks another trait is called dominant, or a dominant trait.


What is an observable trait of an organism that can mask a recessive trait?

The observable characteristic are called the genotype and any dominant trait can mask the recessive. An example would be Black Angus cattle can actually carry a red recessive trait because black is the dominant trait in cattle breeding


If an offspring receives a pair of trait-controllers containing both a dominant and a recessive trait what happens to the recessive trait?

The dominant trait is shown in that organism with the possibility of carrying either the dominant or recessive gene to the next generation


In which offspring does a dominant trait appear?

if a trait is recessive, it can only be expressed if its other trait is recessive as well. If the other trait in the genotype is dominant, it will block the recessive factor. But if both are recessive, they will be able to be seen in the offspring.


An organism carrying one dominant and dominant and one recessive allele for a particular trait would be what for that trait?

Heterozygous.


What is an organism with one dominant and one recessive gene for a trait?

that organism is a heterozygous one which contain the traits of recessive as well as dominant genes.


An organism that carries both the dominant and recessive versions of a particular trait is a?

Heterozygous


An organism carrying one dominant and one recessive allele for particular trait would be for that trait?

Heterozygous.


When an organism is carrying one dominant and one recessive allele for a particular trait what would be that trait?

Heterozygous


In a hybrid individual the trait that is covered and not expressed is the what trait?

recessive


Is diabetes dominant or recessive trait?

It is a recessive trait