Dominance is relative: an allele can be dominant to one allele and recessive to a third allele w/wa= red eye wa is recessive) w/ w1= red eye(w1 is recessive) wa/w1=light orange(wa is partially dominant to w1) The white gene has many different alleles, each producing a different amount of pigment: eosin, apricot, buff, etc.• Dominance is relative: an allele can be dominant to one allele and recessive to a third allele. w+ / wa = red eye (wa is recessive) w+ / w1 = red eye (w1 is recessive) wa / w1 = light orange (wa is partially dominant to w1 ). The white gene has many different alleles, each producing a different amount of pigment: eosin, apricot, buff, etc