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In genetics, each organism will typically have 2 alleles for each trait. For a trait such as hair color, you might have an allele for red hair from your dad and an allele for brown hair from your mom. The trait for brown hair happens to be dominant to the trait for red hair so you would show the allele for brown hair. (In other words, you would have brown hair.)

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Is a recessive allele different from a dominant allele?

Yes, a recessive allele is masked or overridden by a dominant allele in a heterozygous individual. This means that the dominant allele's trait will be expressed. In contrast, a recessive allele's trait will only be expressed if an individual has two copies of the recessive allele.


What is the combination of the dominant and recessive genes present in the cells of an organism?

The combination of dominant and recessive genes present in the cells of an organism is referred to as its genotype. The genotype determines the organism's potential traits, with dominant alleles masking the expression of recessive alleles in heterozygous pairings. For example, in a genotype consisting of one dominant allele and one recessive allele (e.g., Aa), the dominant trait will be expressed. In contrast, a homozygous recessive genotype (aa) will express the recessive trait.


What is used to describe when a genotype is either both recessive or dominant?

The term used to describe when a genotype consists of either two dominant alleles or two recessive alleles is "homozygous." When an organism has two identical alleles for a trait, it is homozygous dominant (for two dominant alleles) or homozygous recessive (for two recessive alleles). In contrast, if the alleles are different, the organism is referred to as "heterozygous."


What can be dominant or recessive?

Alleles can be dominant or recessive


Is a dominant or recessive variant of a particular gene?

A dominant variant of a gene is expressed when only one copy of the variant is present, masking the recessive variant. In contrast, a recessive variant is expressed only when two copies of the variant are present.


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What is the difference dominant and recessive trait?

Dominant traits are the traits that mask the recessive traits. The dominant traits are stronger than recessive!


What is difference between a dominant trait and a recessive trait?

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Is a situation in which a dominant allele completely masks a recessive allele for a gene.?

If you have 2 dominant alleles, the gene will be dominant, if you have 2 recessive alleles, the gene will be recessive. But if you have 1 recessive and 1 dominant, the Dominant allele will mask the recessive one.


Is co-dominant recessive?

No, codominance is a genetic relationship between two versions of a gene where both versions are expressed in the phenotype. In contrast, recessive traits are only expressed when an individual has two copies of the recessive allele.


When does a recessive trait dominant over a dominant trait?

A recessive trait cannot be dominant over a dominant trait. Dominant traits are always expressed over recessive traits in heterozygous individuals because they mask the expression of the recessive trait.


How do you xxplain dominant and recessive?

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