Do you think dominant characteristics are more frequent or recessive characteristics?

Answer 1

Dominant means they appear more frequently than recessive.
For a recessive gene to appear, you generally require both parents to have it.
Dominants appear if either parent has it.

Answer 2

I KNOW dominant characteristics are more frequent!

Answer 3

A tricky question.
By quick inspection, its natural to say that Dominantly heritable traits should be more common.
However, there are exceptions. For example, Blood type O (a recessive trait) is the most common blood type.

Answer 4

Here's a real life answer. Maybe the exception rather than the rule.

I have brown hair and brown eyes. My parents have brown hair and eyes. My grandfather had brown eyes and hair. My grandmother has red hair and blue eyes.

My husband has green eyes and brown hair. His parents have light hair and blue and green eyes. I don't know about his grandparents.

Now, brown hair and eyes are supposed to be dominant, but

our 3 kids...
1) blonde hair and hazel eyes
2) light brown hair and blue eyes
3) brown hair and brown eyes

Answer 5

Dominanant

Answer 6

it's a 50/50 chance especially if one parent has D, the other R

Answer 7

much more recessive. The world has many more passive individuals. look at how many people don't even vote.

Answer 8

Define dominant and then define recessive and you will have your answer

Answer 9

Dominant characteristis are, by definition, more frequent.

Answer 10

so you are asking if the traits that show up the most show up more than the traits that only show up sometimes??