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What term is used for an organism that has a particular gene but does not show its effects? carrier phenotype allele linked

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hereditary carrier

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Answer:

Carrier

Step-by-step explanation:

An organism that is heterozygous and carries one dominant and one recessive allele of a gene serves as a carrier for the recessive allele. Carrier genotype exhibits the phenotype regulated by a dominant allele. The recessive allele for the gene is not expressed in them.

Example: A female carrier for hemophilia allele has genotype X^hX. She would not exhibit the disease.

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