X-Nico

unusual facts about recessive gene



Genetic disorder

Some types of recessive gene disorders confer an advantage in certain environments when only one copy of the gene is present.


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Homeosis

Homeotic mutants in angiosperms are thought to be rare in the wild: in the annual plant Clarkia, (Onagraceae), homeotic mutants are known where the petals are replaced by a second whorl of sepal like organs, originating via a mutation governed by a single recessive gene.