Human Anatomy & Physiology (9th Edition)

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Chapter 29 - Heredity - Review Questions - Page 1106: 1(8)

Answer

(h) recessive allele

Work Step by Step

The only way a recessive allele can be expressed is if it is paired with another recessive allele. It will look like this: rr. In this situation, there is no dominant allele (R) to cover it up. Since both alleles are recessive, the recessive trait is what will show in the phenotype of the organism.
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