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Dominant or recessive?

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Shows even when only one copy is present
Category
Dominant
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Masks the other allele
Category
Dominant
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Needs two copies to show
Category
Recessive
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Hidden when the other allele is present
Category
Recessive

Categories

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Dominant
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Recessive

One allele masks the other. Source: syllabus Biology, Principles of Inheritance and Variation.

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Genotype and phenotype

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The genetic make-up is the
Choices
1. phenotype
2. genotype
3. allele
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genotype
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The observable characteristic is the
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1. genotype
2. gamete
3. phenotype
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phenotype
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Alternative forms of a gene are called
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1. alleles
2. phenotypes
3. zygotes
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alleles

One is the genes, the other the appearance. Source: syllabus Biology, Principles of Inheritance and Variation.