When Both a Dominant and Recessive Allele for a Particular

question 71

Multiple Choice

When both a dominant and recessive allele for a particular gene are present together in the same plant, _________.

• A)the recessive allele is always expressed
• B)the dominant allele is expressed some of the time
• C)the dominant allele is always expressed
• D)the dominant allele is masked by the recessive allele

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Definitions:

Distribution

The way in which values in a dataset are spread or dispersed across the range of data points.

Kurtosis

The quality of a distribution that defines how flat or peaked it is.

Positively Skewed

A description of a distribution that has a tail extending to the right, indicating a concentration of values on the lower end.

Tail

The far end of a distribution curve, representing the extreme values in a set of data, either on the higher or lower end.