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Alleles can be either dominant or recessive. They can be identical or different for any given gene in a somatic cell, and can represent alternative forms of a gene.

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How many recessive alleles are needed to show up in the phenotype?

Two (together).


What is the probability of a homozygous recessive offspring?

It depends. If it's a heterozygous cross, (Tt x Tt), there's a 25% chance. If it's a homozygous dominant cross (TT x TT), the chance is 0%. Neither parent has the alleles for a recessive trait, so none of their offspring can have the recessive trait. If it's a homozygous recessive cross (tt x tt), there's a 100% chance. The only alleles the parents can pass on are recessive.


What is the principle of dominance?

The Principle of Dominance states that some alleles are dominant and some alleles are recessive. The dominant trait dominates or presents the expression of the recessive trait. Thus, for round seed: (capital) R - round (small) r - wrinkled RR - pure round Rr - hybrid round rr - pure wrinkled


When trait is called recessive?

recessive is when you have another allele that supress the recessive one, you have to thing how this could be done in a methabolic pathway, and you will see that exist many ways for an allele be dominant and the other recessive (you just can say dominant and recessive if you are talking at alleles ,this is genes at the same locus. my mother language is no inglish maybe i have comit many gramatical errors but what i am saying is correc i am student of biotechnology.


The outward expression of a gene?

The outward expression of a gene is determined by the alleles. Alleles come and pairs, and the pairings can be heterozygous or homozygous. For homozygous (both alleles are the same) phenotypes, the trait you see is the same as the alleles. For example, if both alleles are for a white flower, the flower will be white. There are different outcomes for heterozygous (one dominant allele, the other recessive) phenotypes. In complete dominance (the most common), the dominant allele is the the trait you see. For example, the flower has an allele for red (dominant) and white (recessive), it will be red because red is dominant to white. In incomplete dominance, the dominant allele is not strong enough to fully cut out the recessive so trait will be a mix of both. In the flower's case, it would be pink because white will be seen through the red. In codominance, both alleles are expressed just on different areas. The flower would have both red and white splotches.

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Which alleles is the recessive alleles?

Recessive alleles are alleles that are masked or overshadowed by dominant alleles. In a heterozygous genotype, the recessive allele does not show its effects. Only in a homozygous recessive genotype does the recessive allele manifest its trait.


What combinations of alleles could produce a trait controlled by a recessive alleles?

recessive + recessive or tt


What is the result of two recessive alleles joined?

When two recessive alleles are joined together in an individual, the individual will display the recessive trait associated with those alleles. This is because recessive alleles only express themselves when a dominant allele is not present.


What type of alleles mask recessive alleles?

Dominant alleles :-)


What can be dominant or recessive?

Alleles can be dominant or recessive


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.


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.


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 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 makes a dominant alleles different from a recessive alleles?

A dominant alle masks the expression of the recessive trait in a heterozygous genotype, a recessive allele is the phenotpye expressed is the recessive trait.


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.