How is it possible for an offspring to exhibit a recessive trait if neither parent exhibited that recessive trait? What must be

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Anna35 [415]

2 years ago

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How is it possible for an offspring to exhibit a recessive trait if neither parent exhibited that recessive trait? What must be

true about the parents’ genes for this to occur?

Biology

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mario62 [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-30T05:05:52+03:00

mario62 [17]2 years ago

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The parents of the offspring both have to be heterozygous meaning they have one dominant and one recessive allele causing 25% of their offspring will exhibit the recessive trait. hope this helps!