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dominant allele

alelo dominante

an allele whose trait shows even when only one copy is present; it is written with a capital letter.

Example

In pea plants, purple (P) is dominant, so a Pp plant has purple flowers.

In Spanish

alelo dominante — un alelo cuyo rasgo se ve aunque solo haya una copia; se escribe con letra mayúscula.

En las plantas de chícharo, el morado (P) es dominante, así que una planta Pp tiene flores moradas.

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