Classical genetics
Recessiveness: definition
Alias related to Recessive allele: A recessive allele determines phenotype only when two copies are present (in simple diploid Mendelian cases).
recessiveness is another way students may refer to concepts covered under Recessive allele.
A recessive allele determines phenotype only when two copies are present (in simple diploid Mendelian cases).
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Also known as: Recessive allele
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