because it dominates the phenotype
because it dominates the phenotype
because it dominates the phenotype
because it dominates the phenotype
because it dominates the phenotype
because it dominates the phenotype
The answer is that The difference is that dominant dominates, and recessive is dominated.
because it dominates the phenotype
An allele that is masked by the dominant allele is called a recessive allele. When an individual has one dominant allele and one recessive allele, only the trait determined by the dominant allele will be expressed. The recessive allele will only be expressed if an individual has two copies of it (homozygous recessive).
The recessive allele.
A genotype in which there are both a dominant and a recessive allele is called heterozygous.
The dominant allele covers up or masks the expression of the recessive allele in a heterozygous individual. The dominant allele is typically represented by an uppercase letter, while the recessive allele is represented by a lowercase letter.
A dominant allele is called dominant because its effects will be expressed in the phenotype when present in the genotype, regardless of whether the individual has one or two copies of the allele.