If an Allele Is Dominant, Then

question 39

Multiple Choice

If an allele is dominant, then:

• A) its phenotype is only expressed in heterozygous individuals.
• B) its phenotype is expressed only in homozygous individuals..
• C) one allele can mask the expression of a recessive allele in a hybrid.
• D) its phenotype is always expressed in all generations.
• E) its phenotype is more beneficial than the recessive phenotype.

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Definitions:

Transitive Preferences

A condition in consumer choice theory where if a person prefers option A over B and option B over C, then the person also prefers option A over C, ensuring consistent choices.

Commodities

Basic goods used in commerce that are interchangeable with other goods of the same type.

Transitive

In economics and decision theory, referring to preferences that are consistent in their ranking: if option A is preferred over B, and B over C, then A is preferred over C.

Indifference

A state or condition of a consumer where different combinations of goods or outcomes are perceived as equally preferable.