Dominant and Recessive character
Dominant character | Recessive character | |
1. | The characters that are expressed in F1 generation are dominant. | The characters that are not expressed in F1 generation are recessive. |
2. | It is expressed in presence of dominant as well as recessive allele. e.g. Tt, TT = tall. | It is expressed only when both the recessive alleles of a gene are present. e.g. tt= dwarf |
3. | In pea plant, tallness and red flowers are dominant characters. | In pea plant, dwarfness and white flowers are recessive characters. |
4. | Dominant character can express in both homozygous as well as heterozygous condition. | Recessive character can be expressed only in homozygous condition. |