the long haired trait was the dominant trait and the short haired one was the recessive trait
Explanation:
in a species of mice, short hair is dominant to long hair. if a short-haired individual is crossed with a long-haired individual and both long- and short-haired offspring result, one can conclude that the long haired trait was the dominant trait and the short haired one was the recessive trait
Nucleic acids controls traits and inheritance. Traits and inheritance are largely controlled by genes. Genes are the physical and functional units of heredity.