Blog 6: Chapter 11 Write an explanation of dominant and recessive alleles appropriate for a jr high class.

Dominant alleles is an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different. Recessive alleles is an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical. Examples of dominant traits are the color of eyes(brown), farsighted, having dark hair, having curly hair, full-head of hair, widow's peak, dimples, unattached earlobes, big lips, freckles, being double jointed and etc. Examples of recessive traits are the color of eyes(blue, green, grey and hazel), nearsighted, color blindness, blond hair, light red hair, not having any dimples, thin lips and etc. These are just some of the many traits there are in dominant alleles and recessive alleles.