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Capital letters are often used for dominant characteristics and lower case letters are used for the recessive characteristics. The letter you use really doesn't matter as long as you follow the capitalization rules for the characteristics.

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How are alleles shown in genetic coding?

letters are used to represent traits for example capital letters are used to show dominant traits GG-two dominant traits lower case letters are used to show recessive gg-two recessive traits


Do Geneticists use letters to represent the alleles of organisms?

Yes, geneticists use letters to represent alleles of organisms. Typically, uppercase letters are used to represent dominant alleles, and lowercase letters are used to represent recessive alleles. For example, "A" may represent a dominant allele and "a" a recessive allele for a specific gene.


In genetics lowercase letters are usually used to indicate?

Lowercase letters in Genetics are usually used like Rr or rr, or RR. Lowercase letters usually represent a recessive trait.


A genetics tool that uses letters to represent dominant and recessive alleles?

A punnet square uses letters to represent dominant and recessive alleles.


When a plant has Two recessive alleles for wrinkled seeds how would you write the symbols for its alleles?

well it depends on the letters that you are given, recessive alleles are ALWAYS lower case.An example answer would be: ss, where s would represent the recessive allele.


What type of letter do you use to represent a dominant trait?

Capital letter such as R for dominant and r for recessive trait


How do you write alleles?

Alleles are represented by letters, and two letters are used for each gene to denote the alleles inherited from each parent. For example, "Aa" represents a heterozygous individual with one dominant allele (A) and one recessive allele (a) for a particular trait. When writing alleles, uppercase letters are typically used to represent dominant alleles and lowercase letters are used for recessive alleles.


What are the letters of the punnett square called?

The letters in a Punnett square represent the alleles for a particular gene. Typically, uppercase letters are used to represent dominant alleles, while lowercase letters represent recessive alleles. The letters are combined to show possible genetic outcomes in offspring.


What letters are used to represent a homozygous?

Two of the same letter. For example, if you have a homozygous organism for dominant red color, then the letters to represent their genotype would be RR. However, if the red color is a recessive trait, then a homozygous organism with that trait will have the genotype rr.


What do we use to represent dominant alleles?

generally capital letters are used to describe dominant alleles and recessive are indicated by lowercase. for example brown eyes might be B and green eyes would be b. the letter used could be anything and isn't relavent to the gene.


When a plant has two dominate alleles for tall stems its alleles are written as what?

(T,T) if t is the letter used for that allele capital letters are used for dominant alleles and lowercase is for recessive.


What is an example of recessive human trait?

1. freckles: dominant no freckles: recessive 2. dark eyes: dominant light eyes: recessive 3. free earlobe:dominant attached earlbe: recessive 4. polydactilism (6 fingers or toes): dominant 5 fingers or toes: recessive 5. normal chin: recessivecleft chin: dominant 6. can roll tongue: dominant cannot roll tongue: recessive 7. cannot fold tongue: dominant can roll tongue: recessive 8. straight pinkie: dominant crooked pinkie: recessive 9. widow's peak: dominant straight hairline: recessive 10. separate eyebrows: dominant uni-brow: recessive