<p>I'd probably look up the genes in <a href="https://www.omim.org/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">OMIM</a>, which provides detailed description of the functions and phenotypes associated with genes, including inheritance mode.</p>

<p>For example, this is what you would get for TP53:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/fDdry.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/fDdry.png" alt="OMIM Gene-Phenotype Relationships table for P53"></a></p>

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<p>For example, I have two allelic genes. How can I identify a recessive and dominant gene? Are there any databases with this information? Or the answer to my question is to study the concept of "haplosufficiency"?</p>

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How can I identify a recessive and dominant gene?
# How can I identify a recessive and dominant gene?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-12-12)

For example, I have two allelic genes. How can I identify a recessive and dominant gene? Are there any databases with this information? Or the answer to my question is to study the concept of "haplosufficiency"?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2018-12-12. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

I'd probably look up the genes in [OMIM](https://www.omim.org/), which provides detailed description of the functions and phenotypes associated with genes, including inheritance mode.

For example, this is what you would get for TP53:

[![OMIM Gene-Phenotype Relationships table for P53](https://i.sstatic.net/fDdry.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/fDdry.png)


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