If an individual gets a dominant gene for eye color from one parent, and a recessive gene from another, the ______.
A) gender of the child will determine if that trait is shown.
B) recessive trait will develop in the child.
C) recessive trait will develop 50% of the time.
D) recessive trait will be suppressed, and the dominant trait will be expressed.

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Dominant genes mask the effect of recessive genes, so if an individual inherits a dominant gene for a trait from one parent and a recessive gene for the same trait from the other parent, the dominant trait will be expressed.

If an Individual Gets a Dominant Gene for Eye Color