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Is Aa and AA a dominant phenotype?

You're asking about genotypes and their relationship to phenotypes, but the information provided is incomplete. Let's break down why:

* Genotype: The genetic makeup of an organism (e.g., AA, Aa).

* Phenotype: The observable characteristics of an organism (e.g., eye color, height).

* Dominant: A trait that is expressed even when only one copy of the dominant allele is present.

* Recessive: A trait that is only expressed when two copies of the recessive allele are present.

To answer your question, we need more context:

1. What trait are we talking about? Different traits are determined by different genes.

2. Is "A" a dominant or recessive allele? We need to know this to understand how the genotypes relate to the phenotype.

Here's how to think about it:

* If "A" is a dominant allele:

* AA: Will express the dominant phenotype (since it has two copies of the dominant allele).

* Aa: Will also express the dominant phenotype (since it has at least one copy of the dominant allele).

* If "A" is a recessive allele:

* AA: Will express the recessive phenotype (since it has two copies of the recessive allele).

* Aa: Will express the dominant phenotype (since it has at least one copy of the dominant allele).

Example:

Let's say "A" represents the allele for brown eyes, and "a" represents the allele for blue eyes, and "A" is dominant.

* AA: Brown eyes

* Aa: Brown eyes

* aa: Blue eyes

Therefore, without knowing the specific trait and whether "A" is dominant or recessive, we can't definitively say whether "Aa" and "AA" represent a dominant phenotype.

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