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Dominant and recessive

Every living thing carries two versions (alleles) of most genes and passes on one. A dominant version shows even with one copy; a recessive one shows only with two, so it can hide for a generation and come back - as Mendel found with peas.

Depth 1 · Foundation

You can explain Mendel's pea results - all violet, then about 3 violet to 1 white - with dominant and recessive versions of a gene.

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    Foundation

    You can explain Mendel's pea results - all violet, then about 3 violet to 1 white - with dominant and recessive versions of a gene.

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    HeredityDominant and recessive explain how inherited traits pass from parents to children.GenesDominant and recessive are versions of a gene, one from each parent.

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  2. 2Cell theoryDepth 1 · Foundation · The Cell
  3. 3CellsDepth 1 · Foundation · The Cell
  4. 4Parts of a cellDepth 1 · Foundation · The Cell
  5. 5DNADepth 1 · Foundation · Genes and Inheritance
  6. 6GenesDepth 1 · Foundation · Genes and Inheritance
  7. 7Dominant and recessiveDepth 1 · Foundation · Genes and Inheritance

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