dominant genes
Mask recessive traits
Dominant genes are genetic variants that produce their effect even when only one copy is present, overriding the influence of a recessive counterpart.
If you inherit a dominant gene from one parent and a recessive version from the other, the dominant trait appears: Brown eyes are typically dominant over blue.
The concept is fundamental to Mendelian inheritance patterns.
- recessiveMasked unless paired identically
- alleleGene variant at one locus
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- traitDistinguishing personal quality
- phenotypeObservable characteristics of organism
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