The hidden or masked allele, one that is less likely to occur is

Question

A.
Phenotype

B.
Dominant

C.
Genotype

D.
Recessive

Answer 1

The hidden or masked allele, one that is less likely to appear in the phenotype, is:

D. Recessive

Recessive alleles only express their traits when two copies are present (homozygous), while dominant alleles will express their traits even when only one copy is present (heterozygous).