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the dominant allele is expressed when two (assuming you mean dominant and recessive) alleles are present.

however, if the alleles are codominant they are both expressed.

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What is the term for dominance in which the dominant allele is always expressed?

Complete dominance


Which of Mendel's law states that an organism with two different alleles will express the one that is dominant?

Mendel's law of dominance states that in a heterozygous individual with two different alleles for a trait, only the dominant allele will be expressed, while the recessive allele will be masked.


When are both alleles expressed in offspring?

Both alleles are expressed in offspring when neither allele is dominant over the other, resulting in co-dominance. This means that both alleles are simultaneously expressed in the offspring's phenotype.


What is a trait expressed when two different genes for the same trait present?

If the two different genes include one dominant allele and one recessive allele, which is the heterozygous genotype, the dominant phenotype is expressed. For example, if R represents the red flower allele and r represents the white flower allele, the flowers would be red. If the trait is governed by incomplete dominance, then the heterozygous genotype (Rr) will produce an intermediate phenotype, such as pink.


What Happens when genes are neither recessive nor dominant?

When genes are neither recessive nor dominant, they are said to exhibit incomplete dominance or co-dominance. In incomplete dominance, both alleles are expressed in the phenotype, resulting in a blending of traits. In co-dominance, both alleles are fully expressed in the phenotype, leading to a combination of traits.


What term describes a gene with two dominant alleles that are expressed at the same time?

Co-dominance.


Allele that is always expressed if present?

An allele that is always expressed when it is present is the dominant allele.


Principle states that one factor in a pair may prevent the other factor in the pair from being expressed?

This principle is called the principle of dominance. It explains that in a pair of alleles, the dominant allele will be expressed over the recessive allele. So, the dominant factor will prevent the recessive factor from being expressed in the phenotype.


What Allele expressed in homozygote?

A heterozygous individual has two different alleles. Depending on the type of dominance for the particular gene there are several different outcomes: If one allele is completely dominant over the other then this will be expressed. If they are codominant, then both will be expressed. The human blood type AB is an example of this - both A and B are expressed, neither is repressed by the other. Another possibility is incomplete dominance - where the phenotype (characteristic) is a mix of both (a trait in-between). For example a snap-dragon with red and white alleles will be pink.


When two alleles of an inherited pair are different the dominant allele determines the organisms appearance?

Not necessarily. The dominant allele is the one that is expressed in the phenotype when present in the genotype, but both alleles can contribute to the organism's overall appearance in more complex ways through incomplete dominance or co-dominance.


What are the three types of dominance?

The three types of dominance are complete dominance, incomplete dominance, and codominance. In complete dominance, one allele is fully expressed over another. In incomplete dominance, neither allele is completely dominant, resulting in a blending of traits. In codominance, both alleles are expressed equally, leading to a distinct phenotype that shows features of both alleles.


What is the result when a dominant allele pairs up with a recessive allele in simple dominance?

The dominant form of the trait shows. -Gradpoint