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Individuals with different alleles for a single trait (regardless of the type of dominance for the trait) are classified as ___________________.

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Individuals with different alleles for a single trait are classified as heterozygous.

Step-by-step explanation:

Zygosity is defined as the degree of similarity of alleles for a given trait. Alleles are the variations in the DNA sequence of a gene, that varies from one organism to another.

A diploid organism is homozygous at a gene locus, when both the alleles for a single trait are same. Whereas, a diploid organism is heterozygous at a gene locus, when both the alleles are different for a single trait.

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