Problemas
16 Multiple Choice 1 point Determine the following genotype as heterozygous or homozygous. Ee Heterozygous Homozygous
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Heterozygous
Explicación
## Step 1In genetics, the term "genotype" refers to the genetic makeup of an organism. This genetic makeup is represented by letters, where each letter represents a different allele of a gene. ## Step 2When an organism has two identical alleles for a particular gene, it is said to be homozygous for that gene. For example, if an organism has two copies of the same allele, such as "AA" or "aa", it is homozygous.## Step 3On the other hand, if an organism has two different alleles for a particular gene, it is said to be heterozygous for that gene. For example, if an organism has one copy of each allele, such as "Aa", it is heterozygous.## Step 4In the given problem, the genotype is "Ee". This genotype has two different alleles, "E" and "e". Therefore, it is heterozygous.