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the hitchhiker's thumb is the recessive trait. normal thumbs are dominant. i learned this in science class and i am doing a family pedigree on the hitchhiker's thumb.

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Is hitch-hikers thumb dominant or recessive?

The ability to hitchhike (extend the thumb back to a right angle to the hand) is typically considered a dominant trait. This means that if one parent has the ability to hitchhike and the other does not, their offspring are likely to inherit the dominant trait and be able to hitchhike.


What letter is used to represent Straight Thumb trait?

The dominant trait is hitchhiker's thumb and the letter is H, and the recessive trait straight thumb is h


What is ressive?

dominate is you strong trait, and ressesive is your weak trait


What contains both a dominate trait and a recessive trait?

heterozygous?


When will 2 dominate trait show its affect?

In the presence of one dominate gene


When do you see a dominate trait?

When the allele that codes for the dominant trait is expressed in the genome.


Is a Straight thumb dominant or recessive?

In terms of genetics, the straight thumb trait is typically considered a dominant trait, while the curved thumb trait is considered recessive. This means that if a person inherits even one copy of the straight thumb gene, they are likely to have a straight thumb.


Would a mutation be a dominate or a recessive trait?

A mutation can be either recessive or dominant depending on what trait it is.


A male will always transmit a recessive trait to his son?

no not always they can transmit a dominate trait also


How does a genetic trait appear every generation and what is it considered?

A trait like this must be homozygous dominate.


Is homozygous the dominate trait?

Homozygous is when two traits are the exact same. So it just depends on the trait you have.


Is hitchhiker's thumb a X linked trait?

No, hitchhiker's thumb is not an X-linked trait; it is a result of a genetic variation that is considered to be an autosomal trait. This means it can be inherited from either parent, regardless of the sex of the offspring. The trait is associated with the flexibility of the thumb joint, and its inheritance pattern follows a simple Mendelian trait pattern rather than being linked to the sex chromosomes.