What is the term for an organism that has two identical alleles for a trait? (20

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What is the term for an organism that has two identical alleles for a trait? (2022)
  1. Heterozygous
  2. Homozygous
  3. Dominant
  4. Recessive

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

What is the term for an organism that has two identical alleles for a trait? (2022)
  • Step 1: Understand what an allele is. An allele is a version of a gene that determines a specific trait.
  • Step 2: Know that organisms can have two alleles for each trait, one from each parent.
  • Step 3: Identify the difference between identical and different alleles. Identical alleles are the same, while different alleles are not.
  • Step 4: Learn the term for having two identical alleles. When an organism has two identical alleles for a trait, it is called homozygous.
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