An allele is said to be recessive, when it expresses in

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An allele is said to be recessive, when it expresses in (A) heterozygous condition only (B) F1 generation only (C) homozygous conditions only (D) both homozygous and heterozygous condition.

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The recessive allele can express itself only in homozygous condition when two recessive alleles are present. In a dissimilar pair of factors, one member of the pair dominates and is called dominant and the other is recessive.

Q. An allele is said to be recessive, when it expresses in

heterozygous condition only

F₁ generation only

homozygous conditions only

both homozygous and heterozygous condition.

The recessive allele can express itself only in homozygous condition when two recessive alleles are present. In a dissimilar pair of factors, one member of the pair dominates and is called dominant and the other is recessive.