In order for your children to have freckles,both you and your partner must carry the gene for freckles,becasue having freckles is a ________ trait.
A)polygenic
B)phenotypic
C)recessive
D)dominant

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Freckles are a recessive trait, which means that both parents must carry the gene for freckles in order for their children to express the trait. If only one parent carries the freckles gene, the trait will not be expressed in their offspring unless the other parent also carries the gene. This is because the dominant trait (no freckles) will mask the recessive trait (freckles) in a heterozygous individual.

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