What is "dominant gene"

Usage examples of "dominant gene".

We term the W gene the dominant gene and say that the trait of compound-pinnate leaves is dominant over the recessive trait of webbed leaves.

In the same vein, a dominant gene sometimes was of no importance one way or the other-e.

Finally, perhaps the most important difference between almonds and acorns is that bitterness is controlled by a single dominant gene in almonds but appears to be controlled by many genes in oaks.

To illustrate with the example you've offered -- brown hair versus blond -- let's imagine a dominant gene, B, for brownness, and its recessive counterpart, W, for whiteness.

It had to be present on the gene from one parent, and not overridden by a dominant gene from the other.

If a person has a dominant gene, then that's the one that will be expressed-Aill be visible.

Of course, it was common knowledge that Lamai mothers passed on a dominant gene for this.

If a new-born child has a dominant gene that will cause the production of excessive melanin, a dark pigment, he will be black on the outside.

So, you see, guys, that both my parents and Sandra's parents had a recessive gene for red hair, but my parents had a dominant gene for blonde hair and hers had a dominant for either brown or black.