Dominant Alleles Are So Called Because Under Most Circumstances They

question 80

Multiple Choice

Dominant alleles are so called because under most circumstances they ________.

• A) code for genes that are never considered lethal
• B) suppress the expression of other alleles
• C) code for desired traits only
• D) code for most phenotypic and genotypic expressions of a trait

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