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The reason many harmful alleles are recessive is because the harmful alleles that were dominant stopped the carrier from reproducing so the allele was not carried on. A dominant trait is expressed if present and would harm the carrier. A recessive trait however can remain in the genotype of an individual and not the phenotype so they will not be harmed by the trait but can pass it on to offspring.
In short: dominant harmful alleles stopped the carriers from producing so the allele was not spread.
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Which alleles is the recessive alleles?
Recessive alleles are alleles that are masked or overshadowed by dominant alleles. In a heterozygous genotype, the recessive allele does not show its effects. Only in a homozygous recessive genotype does the recessive allele manifest its trait.
What type of alleles mask recessive alleles?
Dominant alleles :-)
Why are lethal dominant alleles less common than lethal recessive alleles?
Lethal dominant alleles are less common than lethal recessive alleles because individuals with lethal dominant alleles typically die before they can pass on the harmful gene to their offspring, reducing the frequency of the allele in the population. In contrast, individuals with lethal recessive alleles can carry the gene without showing symptoms, allowing the allele to persist in the population through carriers who can pass it on to their offspring.
How are dominant and recessive alleles are represented in a punnet square?
Dominant alleles are shown by a capital letter and recessive alleles are lowercase letters.
Why are some genes alleles dominant and recessive?
Genes have dominant and recessive alleles because of the way they interact with each other. Dominant alleles are expressed over recessive alleles because they carry instructions that override the instructions of the recessive allele. This dominance is determined by the specific genetic makeup and interactions within an organism.
Which alleles is the recessive alleles?
Recessive alleles are alleles that are masked or overshadowed by dominant alleles. In a heterozygous genotype, the recessive allele does not show its effects. Only in a homozygous recessive genotype does the recessive allele manifest its trait.
What combinations of alleles could produce a trait controlled by a recessive alleles?
recessive + recessive or tt
Why some chromosomes are recessive and the others are domainent?
Actually a chromosome consists of many genes/alleles and is neither recessive or dominant in and of itself.
What is the result of two recessive alleles joined?
When two recessive alleles are joined together in an individual, the individual will display the recessive trait associated with those alleles. This is because recessive alleles only express themselves when a dominant allele is not present.
What type of alleles mask recessive alleles?
Dominant alleles :-)
What can be dominant or recessive?
Alleles can be dominant or recessive
How many alleles are usually in the gene pool for each trait?
Each gene has a dominate and recessive allele, so there are two types of alleles in each gene. The dominate allele is stronger than the recessive allele unless there are two recessive alleles.
How many recessive alleles must a person have to have albinism?
2
Most copies of harmful recessive alleles are carried by?
Most copies of harmful recessive alleles are carried by unaffected carriers who are phenotypically normal but carry one copy of the allele. When two carriers have offspring, there is a 25% chance the child will inherit two copies of the harmful allele, leading to a genetic disorder.
Why are lethal dominant alleles less common than lethal recessive alleles?
Lethal dominant alleles are less common than lethal recessive alleles because individuals with lethal dominant alleles typically die before they can pass on the harmful gene to their offspring, reducing the frequency of the allele in the population. In contrast, individuals with lethal recessive alleles can carry the gene without showing symptoms, allowing the allele to persist in the population through carriers who can pass it on to their offspring.
How are Dominant and recessive alleles are represented in Punnet Square?
Dominant alleles are shown by a capital letter and recessive alleles are lowercase letters.
How are dominant and recessive alleles are represented in a punnet square?
Dominant alleles are shown by a capital letter and recessive alleles are lowercase letters.
