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Explain the Term Dominance.

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Explain the Term Dominance.

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Dominance: The character expressed in first-generation when any two individuals of contrasting characters breed is dominant and the phenomenon is called dominance.

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Chapter 2: Fundamentals of Genetics - Explain the Terms

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Chapter 2 Fundamentals of Genetics
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