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How are the terms purebred and hybrid different?

A: Purebred is a term used for a heterozygous organism, and hybrid is a term used for a homozygous organism.
B: Purebred is a term used for a homozygous organism, and hybrid is a term used for a heterozygous organism.
C: Purebred is a term used for an organism with dominant alleles, and hybrid is a term used for an organism with recessive alleles.
D: Purebred is a term used for an organism with recessive alleles, and hybrid is a term used for an organism with dominant alleles.

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Answer:

B: Purebred is a term used for a homozygous organism, and hybrid is a term used for a heterozygous organism.

Step-by-step explanation:

Remember the prefix homo means same and hetero means different

Purebreds are HOMOzygous and have gene pairs with the same genes. Hybrid are HETEROzygous and have gene pairs with different genes

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