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How is it possible for an offspring to exhibit a recessive trait if neither parent exhibited that recessive trait? What must be true about the parents’ genes for this to occur?

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Both of the parents must be heterozygous, which mean they have to have one dominant and one recessive allele. About 25% of the parents offspring with this gene will exhibit the recessive trait.
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