If you inherit a dominant version of the freckles gene, you will have the potential to display freckles. But to be freckle-free, you would need to inherit two recessive "no freckles" genes, one from each biological parent.

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Freckles are a dominant trait, meaning inheriting one dominant allele for freckles can result in the display of freckles. To not have freckles, an individual must inherit two recessive alleles (one from each parent), which do not code for freckles.

If You Inherit a Dominant Version of the Freckles Gene