The expression of a gene in the phenotype irrespective of whether the cell is homozygous or heterozygous is known as
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The expression of a gene in the phenotype irrespective of whether the cell is homozygous or heterozygous is known as dominance. In genetics, dominance is a concept that describes how some alleles (versions of a gene) are expressed over others. If one allele is dominant, it will be expressed in the phenotype even if it is paired with a different allele that is recessive. This means that the presence of a dominant allele can mask the expression of a recessive allele in the phenotype. Dominance can be complete, where the dominant allele completely masks the expression of the recessive allele, or it can be partial, where the dominant allele only partially masks the expression of the recessive allele.