A particular gene can have two forms, called alleles. How is the recessive allele different from the dominant allele

A. Only the dominant allele must be inherited in order to be expressed

B. Only the recessive allele does not need to be inherited in order to be expressed

C. A recessive allele is not always expressed in the phenotype

D. A recessive allele is always expressed in the phenotype

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Dodson

1 October, 19:17

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Max Lara · Answer 1

Recessive alleles only express their phenotype if an organism carries two identical copies of the recessive allele