Recessive Trait
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Example:
Imagine you're at a party trying to share a story, but there's a loud, enthusiastic speaker who keeps grabbing everyone's attention. This scenario is similar to how recessive traits are masked by dominant alleles because, like the quiet storyteller, a recessive trait is present but overshadowed by the more "loud" and noticeable dominant allele. Just as the quieter voice struggles to be heard over the boisterous one, a recessive trait remains hidden unless it's paired with another recessive allele, allowing it to finally "speak" and be expressed.
Practice Version
Recessive Trait: A trait that is masked from a dominant allele. Recessive trait. A recessive trait is a characteristic that only appears if an individual has two copies of the gene for that trait, meaning there are no dominant alleles present.