NEET BIOLOGY

GENETICS AND EVOLUTION

EVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
An organism that has either 2 dominant or 2 recessive alleles is said to be ____ for that trait.
A
homozygous
B
heterozygous
C
genotype
D
phenotype
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -An organism can be homozygous dominant, if it carries two copies of the same dominant allele, or homozygous recessive, if it carries two copies of the same recessive allele. Heterozygous means that an organism has two different alleles of a gene.

Detailed explanation-2: -The genotype is considered homozygous when an individual has either two dominant alleles or two recessive alleles. The genotype is considered heterozygous when an individual has one dominant allele and one recessive allele.

Detailed explanation-3: -An organism with two dominant alleles for a trait is said to have a homozygous dominant genotype. Using the eye color example, this genotype is written BB. An organism with one dominant allele and one recessive allele is said to have a heterozygous genotype.

Detailed explanation-4: -(HOH-moh-ZY-gus JEE-noh-tipe) The presence of two identical alleles at a particular gene locus. A homozygous genotype may include two normal alleles or two alleles that have the same variant.

Detailed explanation-5: -If both alleles are dominant, it is called codominance?. The resulting characteristic is due to both alleles being expressed equally. An example of this is the blood group AB which is the result of codominance of the A and B dominant alleles.

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