Question

1. if someone has a brown eye gene and a blue eye gene, they will have brown eyes. what is the blue eye gene called?

a. incumbent
b. relaxed
c. dominant
d. passive
e. recessive

1. when writing genes in a punnett square, what type of letter is used for the dominant gene?

a. upper case
b. bold
c. italic
d. lower case
e. red

1. when writing genes in a punnett square, what type of letter is used

Explanation:

Question 5

In genetics, a recessive gene is one that is masked by a dominant gene. Since the brown eye gene masks the blue eye gene (so the person has brown eyes), the blue eye gene is recessive. Options a (Incumbent) is not a genetic term, b (Relaxed) is not relevant, c (Dominant) is the opposite, d (Passive) is not a genetic term. So the correct term for the blue eye gene here is recessive.

In Punnett Square notation, dominant genes are represented by upper - case letters, and recessive genes are represented by lower - case letters. Bold, italic, and color (like red) are not standard ways to represent dominant genes in this context.

Answer:

e. Recessive

Question 6