PATHOLOGY

PATHOLOGY MCQ

GENETICS AND DISEASE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This trait is represented by a capital letter and always shows up in an organism when the allele is present
A
dominant allele
B
codominance
C
probability
D
recessive allele
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A dominant gene is represented by a capital letter. In an individual with genotype Tt, a capital letter or T will be the dominant allele. A pair of alleles that can control the height of an organism. Here, the allele represented with T is dominant.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dominant Allele: represented by the capital letter If present, the characteristic always shows up in an organism even if the other allele is present. For example TT or Tt will be a Tall plant.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dominant alleles are represented by capital letters and recessive alleles are represented by lowercase letters. For example, blue eyes are a recessive trait and brown eyes are a dominant trait.

Detailed explanation-4: -An allele which always expresses itself is said to be dominant and is symbolized with a capital letter.

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