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In genetics, an allele that can only produce
a detectable effect on the organism bearing
it when both chromosomes carry it, that is,
when the same allele has been inherited from
both parents. The individual is then said to
be homozygous. In a heterozygous individual,
the effect of a recessive allele will be
masked by a dominant allele (see dominance).