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Mendel kept detailed records of the genetic traits of parent plants and their offspring plants. Among observations, he found that some traits were not expressed, whenever one particular allele was present. These masked traits can be referred to as _________.

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dominant alleles

Step-by-step explanation:

Based on the information provided within the question it can be said that these masked traits can be referred to as dominant alleles. This refers to a gene variation that will produce a very specific phenotype, even when there are other allele present. These phenotype's may sometimes not be expressed.

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