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A recessive [[Allele|allele]] is a version of a [[Genetics|gene]] which must be [[Homozygous|homozygous]] when [[Inheritance|inherited]] in order to be expressed in the [[Phenotypes|phenotype]]. If it is inherited alongside a [[Dominant allele|dominant allele]], the offspring will not express the | A recessive [[Allele|allele]] is a version of a [[Genetics|gene]] which must be [[Homozygous|homozygous]] when [[Inheritance|inherited]] in order to be expressed in the [[Phenotypes|phenotype]]. If it is inherited alongside a [[Dominant allele|dominant allele]], the offspring will not express the recessive allele phenotype, just the dominant allele. | ||
Revision as of 14:54, 21 October 2016
A recessive allele is a version of a gene which must be homozygous when inherited in order to be expressed in the phenotype. If it is inherited alongside a dominant allele, the offspring will not express the recessive allele phenotype, just the dominant allele.