... understood that alleles, the alternate versions of the same genes, are what determine traits. It is clear that alleles can be dominant or recessive and the pairing up of either of these two alleles, homozygous (double recessive or double dominant) or heterozygous (one recessive, one dominant) directly relates ... they are noticeable or not. The genotype is the genetic compliment of all the alleles. It is essential in determining the mechanism of inheritance and more significantly how recessive traits, harmless or harmful, can suddenly be expressed in the next generation. If the genotype o...

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