How can a recessive trait be more common?

It is possible for recessive traits to be the most common (think blue eyes in Sweden) or dominant traits to be rare (think dimples everywhere). What makes a trait recessive has to do with the particular DNA difference that leads to that trait.

Can a recessive trait become dominant?

Originally Answered: Can a recessive allele become dominant? Yes. First, the same allele can be dominant for one trait and recessive for another in the same environment.

Why might the dominant trait not always be the most common version of the trait?

Whether or not a trait is common has to do with how many copies of that gene version (or allele) are in the population. It has little or nothing to do with whether the trait is dominant or recessive. Let’s take eye color as an example.

Why are some traits dominant and others recessive?

The two alleles for a gene don’t need to be the same. The instructions you get from your mom can be a little different from the instructions you get from your dad. And these different instructions — or alleles — will end up making slightly different proteins. This is where dominant and recessive come from.

What happens when both parents have recessive genes?

When both parents are carriers for a recessive disorder, each child has a 1 in 4 (25 percent) chance of inheriting the two changed gene copies. A child who inherits two changed gene copies will be “affected,” meaning the child has the disorder.

How can a recessive gene show up after several generations?

Only individuals with an aa genotype will express a recessive trait; therefore, offspring must receive one recessive allele from each parent to exhibit a recessive trait. If one parent is heterozygous (Ss) and the other is homozygous recessive (ss), then half of their offspring will have a smooth chin.

Why do recessive traits skip a generation?

Recessive traits like red hair can skip generations because they can hide out in a carrier behind a dominant trait. The recessive trait needs another carrier and a bit of luck to be seen. This means that it can sometimes take a few generations to finally make its presence known.

Do dimples skip generations?

Dimples—indentations on the cheeks—tend to occur in families, and this trait is assumed to be inherited. Dimples are usually considered a dominant genetic trait, which means that one copy of the altered gene in each cell is sufficient to cause dimples.

How do dominant and recessive genes differ?

The difference between dominant and recessive trait is that dominant genes always passes the dominant behavior genes while the recessive ones pass the recessive behavior genes. These traits are expressed or received only in the case when both of the alleles are recessive.

Are big noses a dominant gene?

That is where it matters if one version is dominant. If a broad nose is dominant, you will have a broad nose. People who have both versions of a gene but show only the dominant trait are called carriers. It is these carriers that can have kids that lack the dominant trait.

Why are there two versions for each trait in humans?

Different versions of a gene are called alleles. Alleles are described as either dominant or recessive depending on their associated traits. Since human cells carry two copies of each chromosome? they have two versions of each gene?. The resulting characteristic is due to both alleles being expressed equally.

Can you inherit two recessive genes?

To have an autosomal recessive disorder, you inherit two mutated genes, one from each parent. These disorders are usually passed on by two carriers. Their health is rarely affected, but they have one mutated gene (recessive gene) and one normal gene (dominant gene) for the condition.

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