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In genetics, a trait is considered dominant when it determines a phenotype over a recessive trait. For example, AA is crossed with AA to make Aa, Aa, Aa, and Aa. If "A" is the dominant trait and "a" is the recessive trait, then since this cross produces heterozygous progeny, they will all show the dominant phenotype. A dominant trait is just how it sounds, it dominates over recessive traits when they are both present.

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What does it mean that an organism is homozygous dominant for a trait?

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What does resscessive mean?

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What does it mean when a trait is recessive?

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A living thing that shows a dominant trait may be homozygous dominant or homozygous recessive for the trait true or false?

False because a living thing that shows a dominant trait can not be homozygous recessive. If it is homozygous recessive it will show recessive trait. A living thing that shows dominant trait may be homozygous dominant or hetrozygous.


What does the word dominant mean in genetics?

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What is a trait that masks a trait called?

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A trait that appears or is expressed in the f1 generation is what?

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

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