Asked by Maress Mendy on Sep 26, 2024
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Carriers of a recessive trait are always heterozygous for that trait.
Recessive Trait
A genetic characteristic that is expressed in an organism's phenotype only when two copies of the gene are present.
Heterozygous
A genetic condition where an individual has two different alleles for a specific gene.
- Understand the concept of genetic carriers and their role in the inheritance of traits.
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Dillan Watkins2 days ago
Final Answer :
True
Explanation :
This is because carriers have one copy of the recessive allele and one copy of the dominant allele. The dominant allele masks the expression of the recessive allele, thus carriers do not exhibit the trait.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the concept of genetic carriers and their role in the inheritance of traits.