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In a pedigree, what is a carrier?

A - A person who has the trait.
B - A person who carries the gene for a trait, but doesn't display it.
C - A person who carries the gene for the trait and does display it.

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Answer:

the answer is C

Step-by-step explanation:

A hereditary carrier (genetic carrier or just carrier), is a person or other organism that has inherited a recessive allele for a genetic trait or mutation but usually does not display that trait or show symptoms of the disease.

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Answer:

C

Step-by-step explanation:

Pedigrees can show someone is a carrier for diseases by determining which parent, if not both, is either dominant or recessive. Each child must have a letter from their parent then that will determine if someone gets a disease or not then it goes on from generation to generation.

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