Essential Cell Biology, 4th Edition

Published by Garland Science
ISBN 10: 0815344546
ISBN 13: 978-0-81534-454-4

Chapter 19 - Sexual Reproduction and the Power of Genetics - Questions - Page 679: Question 19-10 B

Answer

A homozygous allele to a trait is either both dominant or both recessive. A heterozygous trait is both dominant and recessive.

Work Step by Step

Homozygous refers to the alleles an offspring inherits. If the offspring has either both dominant or both recessive alleles in reference to one particular trait, then the offspring has a homozygous trait. However, if the offspring is heterozygous, the alleles of that trait will be one dominant and one recessive.
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