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Name: Ben
Status: Student
Grade:  9-12
Location: N/A
Country: United States
Date: November 2008
Question:
How are dominant and recessive genes shown in DNA?


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How are dominant and recessive genes shown in DNA? I don't know what you mean by shown. The only difference between a dominant and recessive gene is that the dominant gene codes for an active enzyme whereas the recessive gene doesn't code for an active enzyme.

Ron Baker, Ph.D.


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