NEET BIOLOGY

GENETICS AND EVOLUTION

GENETIC BASIS OF INHERITANCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A dominant allele will ..
A
be fully expressed in the phenotype of a heterozygote
B
only fully expressed in the phenotype of a homozygote
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: The allele that is fully expressed in the phenotype of the heterozygote is called the dominant allele. Meanwhile, the allele that is not expressed or masked by the dominant allele is called the recessive allele.

Detailed explanation-2: -Unlike homozygous, being heterozygous means you have two different alleles. You inherited a different version from each parent. In a heterozygous genotype, the dominant allele overrules the recessive one. Therefore, the dominant trait will be expressed.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: The correct answer: The two different dominant alleles are both fully expressed in the phenotype, are referred to as e. codominance.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dominance affects the phenotype derived from an organism’s genes, but it does not affect the way these genes are inherited. Complete dominance occurs when the heterozygote phenotype is indistinguishable from that of the homozygous parent.

Detailed explanation-5: -Codominance. Codominance occurs when both alleles are expressed equally in the phenotype of the heterozygote.

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