5. Suppose a dominant allele (N) codes for a big nose and a recessive allele (n) codes for a small nose. Imagine that an organism receives a dominant allele from its mom and a dominant allele from its dad. What can be determined about its genotype and phenotype?

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Messiah Whitney

Biology

8 August, 14:01

5. Suppose a dominant allele (N) codes for a big nose and a recessive allele (n) codes for a small nose. Imagine that an organism receives a dominant allele from its mom and a dominant allele from its dad. What can be determined about its genotype and phenotype?

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Marc Sellers · Answer 1

The genotype of the organism receiving these 2 alleles from its parents respectively, would be NN. Homozygous Dominant.

The offspring phenotypically for one of its characteristics would have a Big Nose.