Dominant vs Recessive Phenotype

                                    

Definition: observable characteristics of an organism caused by its genotype's interaction with its environment. In the organisms genome (where chromosomes are held) the recessive trait is only noticeable if their are two copies of the gene. If there is a dominant gene that gene will automatically be visible because it is a dominant trait. 

Connection: In the picture you can see the buds of a tree outside of my house. A majority of these buds are green but if you look closely you can see that some are a bright orange. The color of the bids is one phenotype of the tree; the dominant trait would be the green buds and the orange buds are the recessive trait.