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recessive allele

alelo recesivo

an allele whose trait shows only when an organism has two copies of it; it is written with a lowercase letter.

Example

A pea plant has white flowers only if it is pp, with two recessive alleles.

In Spanish

alelo recesivo — un alelo cuyo rasgo se ve solo cuando el organismo tiene dos copias; se escribe con letra minúscula.

Una planta de chícharo tiene flores blancas solo si es pp, con dos alelos recesivos.

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