Which of the following effects does the recessive allele have in an organism that also has a dominant allele? A. The recessive allele turns into a dominant allele. B. The gene develops a disorder. C. The dominant allele becomes recessive. D. It has no effect.
Biology · High School · Wed Jan 13 2021
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The option D. it has no effect is correct answer.
In genetics, if an organism has both a dominant and a recessive allele for a particular trait, the dominant allele will mask the effect of the recessive allele in the organism's phenotype. The phenotype refers to the observable characteristics or traits of an organism. This means that the organism will display the characteristics associated with the dominant allele. The recessive allele will not affect the organism's phenotype unless it is paired with another recessive allele of the same kind.