Question

In sexual reproduction, will an offspring show a recessive trait if just one of its parents has recessive alleles for that trait? Explain your answer.

Answer 1

No, they will not

Step-by-step explanation:

In this question, we assume that the parents have genotypes of rr and RR (I use "r" out of convenience). If we cross both of these parents, it is impossible for any of the offspring to be rr like the one parent. They would all be heterozygous. If the other parent had a single recessive allele, then it would be possible.

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