Question

Select the choices that best complete the following sentence: An inherited feature of an organism is a ______ whereas a variant of that feature is called a ______.

A.
homozygote; heterozygote
B.
chromosome; factor
C.
hybrid; gamete
D.
character; trait
E.
allele; gene

Answer 1

A

Step-by-step explanation:

Homozygous means that both copies of a gene or locus match while heterozygous means that the copies do not match. Two dominant alleles (AA) or two recessive alleles (aa) are homozygous. One dominant allele and one recessive allele (Aa) is heterozygous.