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An organism with two copies of the same allele is

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Homozygous for that trait

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Homologous for that allele

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Heterozygous for that trait

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Heterologous for the allele

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Solution

The correct option is A Homozygous for that trait
Homozygous describes a genotype consisting of two identical alleles at a given locus.

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