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Mendel used the term "recessive trait" to describe a characteristic that is masked or hidden when paired with a dominant trait in a heterozygous individual. In his experiments with pea plants, he observed that certain traits, such as flower color, would only be expressed when the organism carried two copies of the recessive allele. This led to the understanding that recessive traits require both alleles to be present for their expression, while dominant traits can mask them in the presence of just one dominant allele.
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What is the only way a recessive trait will be expressed?
Breed/use only organisms showing the recessive trait for starters. If one of the parents or progenitor lines show the dominant trait then don't use their offspring. If the offspring of one of the oranisims show the dominant trait then remove both the parent of this offspring and this offspring showing the dominant trait from your program.
How do you figure out if a trait is dominant or recessive without making an experiment?
You can determine if a trait is dominant or recessive by observing the inheritance pattern in a family. If individuals with the trait only have one copy of the allele and can pass it on to their offspring, the trait is likely dominant. If individuals need to have two copies of the allele to express the trait, it is likely recessive.
What type of symbol does dominant use and what does recessive use?
In genetics, dominant traits are typically represented by uppercase letters (e.g., "A"), while recessive traits are represented by lowercase letters (e.g., "a"). This notation indicates that a dominant allele will express its trait even if only one copy is present, whereas a recessive allele requires two copies to express its trait. This system helps in understanding inheritance patterns in offspring.
What did Mendel use to predict what percent of offspring would show a popular trait?
probability based on principle of dominance and independent assortment of gametes
How would you label the dominant trait?
You would use a capital letter. And for the recessive a lower case. For example. Brown hair is dominant over blonde. B for Brown (the dominant) And b for Blonde (the recessive)
Which term Mendel use when referring to a trait with two unlike allelles?
Mendel used the term hybrid when referring to a trait with two unlike alleles.
What term did Mendel use to describe a trait that emerged in the F1 generation?
Mendel used the term "dominant" to describe a trait that emerged in the F1 generation.
Which term did Mendel use when referring to a trait with two unlike all?
hybrid
How can you use the word recessive trait in a sentence?
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Why is it not necessary when the dominant and recessive traits are known to use the term homozygous when referring to the genotype of an individual that has a recessive phenotype?
When the dominant and recessive traits are known, using the term "homozygous" for the recessive phenotype is redundant because it implies that both alleles are the same (rr for a recessive phenotype). It is clear that the individual is homozygous for the recessive allele by observing their phenotype.
What is the only way a recessive trait will be expressed?
Breed/use only organisms showing the recessive trait for starters. If one of the parents or progenitor lines show the dominant trait then don't use their offspring. If the offspring of one of the oranisims show the dominant trait then remove both the parent of this offspring and this offspring showing the dominant trait from your program.
What term did Mendel use to describe heterozygous pea plants?
The terms Mendel used to describe the heterozygous pea plant was the hybrid term....i hope that helped
How can use recessive trait in a sentence?
Althought the Diabetes skipped many generations in my family, it was apparently a recessive trait because the newborn was diagnosed with the disease.
How can you use recessive trait in a sentence?
Althought the diabetes skipped many generations in my family, it was apparently a recessive trait because the newborn was diagnosed with the disease.
How do you figure out if a trait is dominant or recessive without making an experiment?
You can determine if a trait is dominant or recessive by observing the inheritance pattern in a family. If individuals with the trait only have one copy of the allele and can pass it on to their offspring, the trait is likely dominant. If individuals need to have two copies of the allele to express the trait, it is likely recessive.
When Mendel studied traits how did his methods differ from those of other scientists?
Mendel called the more common traits "dominant" and the less common ones "recessive."-Sami. (:
What is the letter form in dominant and recessive trait?
It depends on what your trait is. Let's say that your trait was tongue roller. Rolling your tongue is dominant over non-tongue rollers so we would use R for Rolling your tongue. For the recessive trait, non-tongue roller, we use the same letter as the dominant trait except it is lowercase. So non-tongue roller would be r.
