PATHOLOGY

PATHOLOGY MCQ

GENETICS AND DISEASE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following alleles is homozygous recessive?
A
Tt
B
tt
C
TT
D
T
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -So, the correct answer is ‘TT and tt’.

Detailed explanation-2: -An organism with one dominant allele and one recessive allele is said to have a heterozygous genotype. In our example, this genotype is written Bb. Finally, the genotype of an organism with two recessive alleles is called homozygous recessive. In the eye color example, this genotype is written bb.

Detailed explanation-3: -When an organism has two of the same alleles for a specific gene, it is homozygous (homo means “same") for that gene. An organism can be either homozygous dominant (TT) or homozygous recessive (tt). If an organism has two different alleles (Tt) for a certain gene, it is known as heterozygous (hetero means different).

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