Problemas
Multiple Choice 1 point Determine the following genotype as heterozygous or homozygous. BB Heterozygous Homozygous
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Homozygous
Explicación
## Step 1In genetics, the term "genotype" refers to the genetic makeup of an organism. This genetic makeup is determined by the alleles that an organism possesses. ## Step 2When an organism has two identical alleles for a particular trait, it is said to be homozygous for that trait. For example, if an organism has two copies of the same allele, such as "BB", it is homozygous.## Step 3On the other hand, if an organism has two different alleles for a trait, it is said to be heterozygous. For example, if an organism has one allele for a trait and another allele for a different trait, such as "Bb", it is heterozygous.## Step 4In this problem, the genotype given is "BB". Since both alleles are the same, the genotype is homozygous.