This depends on the type of dominance relationship. You can have true dominance, in which case if the allele pair contains a dominant allele, the dominant trait will be expressed. In this case the recessive trait will only be exhibited if both alleles are recessive.
A second case is that of codominance. In this case, two alleles are codominant, so if you have one of each, both traits will be expressed.
A third case is that of incomplete dominance. In this case, if you have a dominant and a recessive allele, you will get a trait which is a mixture of both traits. A good example is when you breed a red flower and a blue flower and get a purple flower as progeny.
Other things, like dominance series, also exist. However this information should answer your original question.
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In a dominance-recessive interaction, one allele (dominant) masks the expression of the other allele (recessive) in a heterozygous individual. The dominant allele is expressed phenotypically, while the recessive allele's traits are not visible. This interaction occurs at the level of gene expression and influences the observable traits or phenotype of an organism.
incomplete dominance source: PH Bio textbook
Basically, it states there are two forms of a gene called alleles, heterozygous in this case, and one allele masks the expression of the other allele. This is simplified, as it can get complex with co-dominance and partial dominance.
"What does the law of dominance state?"Mendel's law of dominance states that if you have a pair of genes then the one that shows up in the offspring is most likely the dominant gene because the dominant is passed along more often than the recessive.Read more: Explain_Mendel's_Law_of_Dominance
Two recessive alleles can not take over a dominant allele because there are only two alleles in a pair. This can only happen if there is a mutation because the dominant always takes over the recessive.
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