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.
Originally the ASU athletic teams' mascot was an owl, then became a Normal (named for the Tempe Normal School), then was later changed to a bulldog, in an attempt to make Arizona State Teacher's College at the time appear more in line with Yale and other universities that held a higher level of respect.