One of the kitten’s two alleles comes from the father and the other comes from the mother. There are two possible alleles for that gene, a dominant one and a recessive one. The kitten’s physical appearance is known as their phenotype, and whatever alleles the kitten has is known as their genotype. If the kitten’s genotype is two dominant alleles, then that’s what their phenotype will be. This is known as having a homozygous genotype. If a kitten’s genotype is the the two recessive alleles, then that is what their phenotype will be. This is known as a homozygous recessive genotype. However, if a kitten’s genotype is one recessive allele and one dominant allele, than their phenotype will be of the dominant allele. This is because the dominant allele, in this case, will overpower and mask the recessive allele. This is known as a heterozygous
One of the kitten’s two alleles comes from the father and the other comes from the mother. There are two possible alleles for that gene, a dominant one and a recessive one. The kitten’s physical appearance is known as their phenotype, and whatever alleles the kitten has is known as their genotype. If the kitten’s genotype is two dominant alleles, then that’s what their phenotype will be. This is known as having a homozygous genotype. If a kitten’s genotype is the the two recessive alleles, then that is what their phenotype will be. This is known as a homozygous recessive genotype. However, if a kitten’s genotype is one recessive allele and one dominant allele, than their phenotype will be of the dominant allele. This is because the dominant allele, in this case, will overpower and mask the recessive allele. This is known as a heterozygous