Question

Traits can be______which means they can be seen and are capable of masking a different trait.

Answer 1

The passing of genetic traits from one generation to the next is due to the storage of information within an individuals DNA. In general, traits are said to be either recessive or dominant. When a trait is dominant it usually means it can be observed and is also capable of masking a different trait. 

Answer 2

Dominant

Traits can be dominant which means they can be seen and are capable of masking a different trait.

Traits are dominant when they are expressed in a person who has only one copy of that gene which can be inherited from just one parent, and they usually occur as a result of genes situated on the autosomes (non-sex chromosomes). Dominant traits have the ability to hide or mask the traits (effects) of another allele (versions of gene). Dominant allele usually code for a functional protein and they are represented with uppercase letters.