An organism which receives identical alleles of a particular gene from the parents is:-

homozygote

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hemizygote

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homothallic

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heterozygote

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The correct option is A
homozygote

A homozygote is homozygous, which means two alleles received from the mother and father are identical.
When the alleles are non-identical, the condition is known as heterozygous.

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