OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
GENETICS
Question
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dominant traits
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recessive traits
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homozygous traits
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heterozygous traits
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Detailed explanation-1: -Homozygous, as related to genetics, refers to having inherited the same versions (alleles) of a genomic marker from each biological parent. Thus, an individual who is homozygous for a genomic marker has two identical versions of that marker.
Detailed explanation-2: -Genotypes are described as homozygous if there are two identical alleles at a particular locus and as heterozygous if the two alleles differ. Alleles contribute to the organism’s phenotype, which is the outward appearance of the organism.
Detailed explanation-3: -An organism that has the same two copies of a gene is considered homozygous for that trait, while an organism that has different copies of a gene for a particular trait is considered heterozygous for that trait. In plant and animal breeding, such organisms can be called homozygotes and heterozygotes.