Best Answer: This is a great question. What makes an allele recessive is nearly always that it has a loss of function mutation. This means that that allele either produces no protein product, or one so altered that it cannot perform its job.
The Aggies competed in the Big 12 until joining the Southeastern Conference (SEC) on July 1, 2012. Texas A&M's official school colors are maroon and white. The teams are referred to as Aggies and the mascot is a Rough Collie named Reveille.
The Team: The Musketeers. The Mascot: The Blue Blob. What Gives: Truth be told, the Blue Blob is but one of two mascots at Xavier, and the other one is indeed a Musketeer â DâArtagnan, to be exact. Perhaps I lied in the intro, though â there is no perfectly good explanation for the existence of the Blue Blob.