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Why are two recessive alleles needed for a recessive trait to be shown?
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Why are two recessive alleles needed for a recessive trait to be shown?

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Because everytime the dominant one appears, it wins over the recessive, thats why the name is dominant. So the only way to one recessive caracteristic appear is if there are 2 recessive alleles because ir wont be Able to one dominant show himself
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