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What is Dominant Traits _ It’s Meaning and Definition Dominant traits are those that are….

What is Dominant Traits _ It’s Meaning and Definition Dominant traits are those that are….

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✅ Dominant Traits – Meaning and Definition


📘 Definition:

Dominant traits are those traits that are expressed or visible in an organism even if only one copy of the dominant allele is present.
These traits mask the effect of a recessive allele when both are present (i.e., in a heterozygous condition).


Meaning:

Every trait is controlled by genes, which come in pairs of alleles — one from each parent.
If one of the alleles is dominant, it will control the trait’s expression, even if the other allele is different (recessive).

In simple terms:
If an organism has one dominant allele, the dominant trait shows up.


Examples of Dominant Traits:

Trait Dominant Trait Recessive Trait
Eye color (humans) Brown eyes Blue/green eyes
Height (pea plant) Tall (T) Short (t)
Hair type Curly Straight
Seed shape (pea) Round (R) Wrinkled (r)

In a pea plant with Tt (Tall and short alleles), the plant will still be Tall, because Tall (T) is dominant.


Genotypic and Phenotypic Connection:

Genotype Phenotype (Trait Shown)
TT Tall (dominant)
Tt Tall (dominant)
tt Short (recessive)

Only tt shows the recessive trait.
TT and Tt both express the dominant trait.


Summary:

Dominant traits are traits that appear in an organism when at least one dominant allele is present.
They override the expression of recessive traits in heterozygous conditions and are a key concept in Mendelian genetics.

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What is Dominant Traits _ It’s Meaning and Definition Dominant traits are those that are….

Understanding dominant and recessive traits.

Unit III – Genetic Principles and Molecular Processes