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Distinguish between homozygous and heterozygous, and between dominant and recessive.
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An organism with the genotype Tt is said to be:
- ahomozygous dominant
- bhomozygous recessive
- cheterozygous
- dhaploid
Original Khojo Papers practice question — not from a past board paper.
Answer
heterozygous
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Explanation
The two alleles are different, so it is heterozygous, and it shows the dominant phenotype.
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