key term - Dominant Traits

Definition

Dominant traits refer to the characteristic or behavior that is more likely to be expressed in an individual's phenotype when they possess both dominant and recessive alleles for a specific gene.

Related terms

Recessive Traits: These are characteristics or behaviors that are only expressed when an individual possesses two copies of the recessive allele for a specific gene.

Phenotype:

The observable physical or behavioral characteristics of an organism, which are influenced by both genetic and environmental factors.

Alleles: Different forms or versions of a gene that can occupy the same locus on homologous chromosomes.