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Alleles are different types of a gene. Each gene controls a characteristic and they is usually a recessive allele and a dominant one. The main similarity is that they both control a certain characteristic!

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What can be dominant or recessive?

Alleles can be dominant or recessive


Recessive allele is more common or dominant allele?

Not necessarily. I think the dominant genes are more common, but there are lot of exceptions out there. For example, having six fingers in humans is a dominant gene, but it isn't all that common.


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.


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.


What is gene pair consists of two dominant alleles or two recessive alleles?

A gene pair that consists of 2 dominant or 2 recessive alleles is considered homozygous dominant or homozygous recessive.


How dominant and recessive alleles are represented in a Punnett Square?

Dominant alleles are written in upper case (i.e, 'A'), while recessive alleles are lower case (i.e, 'a')


What are the two terms for having matching alleles for a certain trait?

The two terms for having matching alleles for a certain trait are "homozygous dominant" (two dominant alleles) and "homozygous recessive" (two recessive alleles).


What type of alleles mask recessive alleles?

Dominant alleles :-)


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."


How is recessive alleles different from dominant alleles?

You need two recessive alleles to get their trait, but only one dominant allele to get that trait. A dominant allele basically overrides a recessive one if they are together, but the recessive gene can show up in offspring.


How do dominant alleles recessive alleles differs?

Dominant alleles are the ones that show up in the phenotype. Recessive alleles do not unless both alleles are recessive, but can be passed on. For example: Tt , T=tall and t=short. Tall is dominant and short is recessive. You are tall and can pass on the short gene. Or, you can use black hair being dominant over red. Or, brown eyes being dominant over blue. Dominant can be seen on you and recessive can't.


How dominant and recessive are represented in a punnet square?

Dominant alleles are shown by a capital letter and recessive alleles are lowercase letters.