In grammar school,many children learn the following rule of English

Question

In grammar school,many children learn the following rule of English - "When two vowels go walking,the first does the talking." If you apply that rule to genetics,then choose the proper finish of the following sentence - "When two genes go walking,the __________ does the talking."
A) dominant
B) recessive
C) heterozygous
D) gamete

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The rule "When two vowels go walking, the first does the talking" means that the first vowel in the pair is the one that is heard. Similarly, when two genes are present, the dominant gene is the one that is expressed or "heard," while the recessive gene is hidden. Therefore, the answer is choice A, dominant.