Dimpled cheeks are ___ over non-dimpled cheeks.

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Dominance :
Dimpled cheeks are dominant traits and non-dimpled cheeks are recessive traits.
Dominant traits are those characteristics of a species that gets expressed over the recessive traits. It hides the expression of recessive traits.
Dimpled cheeks are dominant over non-dimpled cheeks.

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Dimpled cheeks are ___ over non-dimpled cheeks.

Dominance :Dimpled cheeks are dominant traits and non-dimpled cheeks are recessive traits.Dominant traits are those characteristics of a species that gets expressed over the recessive traits. It hides the expression of recessive traits. Dimpled cheeks are dominant over non-dimpled cheeks.

Dominance :
Dimpled cheeks are dominant traits and non-dimpled cheeks are recessive traits.
Dominant traits are those characteristics of a species that gets expressed over the recessive traits. It hides the expression of recessive traits.
Dimpled cheeks are dominant over non-dimpled cheeks.