Mendelian inheritance states that traits are determined when offspring receive ✔ one alleleX two alleles for each trait from one parent✔ each parent.Traits can be ⇒ dominant , which means they can be seen and are capable of masking a different trait.Traits can also be ⇒ recessive , which means they can be masked.Alleles are different versions of the same ✔ geneX chromosome in an organism.