At school we are taught that there is a dominant gene for brown eyes and a recessive one for blue.

In this sentence, dominant means:

A. having undergone mutation

B. of or relating to single-cell organisms

C. having reached full development, growth, or
maturity

D. producing a trait even when inherited from only
one parent

Respuesta :

Answer:

D. Producing a trait even when inherited from only one parent

Explanation:

A dominant gene, or a dominant version of a gene, is a particular variant of a gene, which for a variety of reasons, expresses itself more strongly all by itself than any other version of the gene which the person is carrying, and, in this case, the recessive.