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Question : "A trait may be inherited, but may not be expressed." Justify this statement with the help of suitable example.

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Solution :A trait may be INHERITED, but if it is recessive, it will not be expressed UNLESS it is HOMOZYGOUS. Eg.,

Hence, genotype Tt with a recessive gene is expressed as PHENOTYPE of TALL. This shows that only dominant gene is expressed as the trait (T) while .t is not expressed.


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