Will a recessive allele becomes a dominant allele?

Subject: Will a recessive allele becomes a dominant allele?

Date: Tue Dec 13 15:46:15 2005
Posted by Snow
Grade level: 10-12 School: Central High School
City: Philadelphia State/Province: PA Country: US
Area of science: Genetics
ID: 1134513975.Ge

Message:


I had a biology test, and there was a EXCEPT question(all the following are 
possible EXCEPT). I do not exactly remember the question but one of the answer 
choices was "A recessive allele can become a dominant allele". I picked that 
choice, because I think that a recessive allele can not become a dominant one, 
but my teacher picked "female offsprings more tend to carry the trait than 
males do".

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