Dominant and recessive are terms used to describe how a particular allele (gene variant) is expressed in an individual's phenotype. A dominant allele will be expressed even if only one copy is present, while a recessive allele needs two copies to be expressed. Dominant traits mask the expression of recessive traits in an organism.
If the cat is suspected to be heterozygous for a recessive trait, the presumed genotype would be Aa, where A represents the dominant allele and a represents the recessive allele. This means the cat has one dominant allele and one recessive allele for the trait in question. The test cross would involve crossing this cat with a homozygous recessive individual to determine the genotype of the cat.
A recessive phenotype is expressed in an offspring that has a homozygous recessive genotype for that trait.
A recessive gene is only expressed when an individual inherits two copies of the recessive allele, one from each parent. If an individual inherits one dominant and one recessive allele for a trait, the dominant allele will typically be expressed.
Genotype Cc refers to the genetic make-up of an individual who has one dominant allele (C) and one recessive allele (c) for a particular gene. This means that the individual carries both the dominant and recessive traits for that gene, where the dominant trait (C) will be expressed in the phenotype.
Dominant and recessive are terms used to describe how a particular allele (gene variant) is expressed in an individual's phenotype. A dominant allele will be expressed even if only one copy is present, while a recessive allele needs two copies to be expressed. Dominant traits mask the expression of recessive traits in an organism.
heterozygous recessive
If the cat is suspected to be heterozygous for a recessive trait, the presumed genotype would be Aa, where A represents the dominant allele and a represents the recessive allele. This means the cat has one dominant allele and one recessive allele for the trait in question. The test cross would involve crossing this cat with a homozygous recessive individual to determine the genotype of the cat.
The different forms of a gene are called alleles. In Mendelian genetics, a gene has a dominant allele and a recessive allele. The dominant allele masks the recessive allele if present. So there are two possible dominant genotypes: homozygous dominant, in which both dominant alleles are present; and heterozygous, in which one allele is dominant and the other allele is recessive. The only way to express a recessive trait is to have the homozygous recessive genotype.
In some but not all cases a dominant gene is a functional version (allele) of that gene while a recessive gene is a nonfunctional (or less functional) version (allele) of that gene. As the dominant gene produces a fully normally functioning protein if it is inherited in even just one copy that protein will "dominate" over the protein produced (if any is produced) by the recessive gene. Sometimes there are multiple different dominant alleles and/or multiple different recessive alleles of a specific gene (e.g. human blood types have 2 dominant alleles: A and B that produce different antigen proteins and 1 recessive allele: O that produces no antigen protein).
A recessive phenotype is expressed in an offspring that has a homozygous recessive genotype for that trait.
A recessive gene is only expressed when an individual inherits two copies of the recessive allele, one from each parent. If an individual inherits one dominant and one recessive allele for a trait, the dominant allele will typically be expressed.
A heterozygous genotype represents having two different alleles for a particular gene, with one being dominant and the other recessive. This results in the individual expressing the dominant trait while also carrying the recessive allele.
Genotype Cc refers to the genetic make-up of an individual who has one dominant allele (C) and one recessive allele (c) for a particular gene. This means that the individual carries both the dominant and recessive traits for that gene, where the dominant trait (C) will be expressed in the phenotype.
A plant that exhibits this genetic inheritance pattern would have a heterozygous genotype, where one allele is dominant and the other two alleles are recessive. This would result in the dominant trait being expressed in the plant's phenotype.
The genotype Kk can be described as heterozygous for a specific gene, meaning that the individual has two different alleles for that gene. In this case, one allele is dominant (K) and one is recessive (k). The dominant allele will determine the phenotype in this case.
A heterozygous genotype has two different alleles for a given gene, one inherited from each parent. For example, in the genotype Aa, the individual has one dominant allele (A) and one recessive allele (a) for that gene.