Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ467756
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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What Is a Recessive Allele?
American Biology Teacher, v53 n2 p94-97 Feb 1991
Presents four misconceptions students have concerning the concepts of recessive and dominant alleles. Discusses the spectrum of dominant-recessive relationships, different levels of analysis between phenotype and genotype, possible causes of dominance, and an example involving wrinkled peas. (MDH)
Descriptors: Biology, Genetics, Heredity, Higher Education, Misconceptions, Science Education, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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