Single Answer MCQ
Q-00001651
How do dominant and recessive traits influence the expression of traits in offspring?
1
Dominant traits always override recessive traits
2
Recessive traits are always expressed in offspring
3
Dominant and recessive traits interact to determine the phenotype
4
Dominant traits are always masked by recessive traits
Answer and Solution
Answer
C. Dominant and recessive traits interact to determine the phenotype
Solution:
Dominant and recessive traits interact in complex ways to determine the phenotype of an individual. Dominant traits may mask the expression of recessive traits in heterozygous individuals, while recessive traits become apparent only in the absence of dominant alleles.
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