Recessive alleles seem to vanish in some generations and reappear in later generations because

a) they cannot be expressed in males.
b) they are masked by a dominant allele.
c) they cannot be expressed in females.
d) they cannot be expressed in successive generations.
e) they are lost by mutation.


Answer: b) they are masked by a dominant allele.

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