Science-Dominance Flashcards
(6 cards)
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What is a recessive allele?
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A weaker allele represented with a lower case letter and are only expressed if both gene slots are occupied by the same allele.
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What is a dominant Allele?
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A strong allele that is represented with a capital letter and is alway expressed even if it only fills 1 of the slots
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What happens if there is only 1 recessive allele?
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The dominant allele covers it up and it becomes a carrier
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What happens when an organism has 2 dominant alleles?
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The trait is considered codominant, because they share power and meet halfway.
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Where does the maternal allele come from?
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The mother
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What trait is considered codominant in humans?
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Blood Type
