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Difference between Dominant and Recessive traits
Answer:
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DOMINANT ALLELE |
RECESSIVE ALLELE |
| A dominant allele is the variant of a gene that will produce a certain phenotype and mask the effect of any other variants of the same gene. |
A recessive allele is that variant of a gene that does not create a phenotype (trait expression) in the presence of a dominant allele . |
| The dominant allele can produce its phenotype (trait expression) even in the presence of the other form of allele. |
The recessive allele can produce its phenotype (trait expression) only in the presence of two forms of the same allele. |
| It is represented using capital letters. |
It is represented using small letters. |
| For Example - Tall traits in plants |
For Example - Short traits in plants |
