Recessive characters are expressed in both homozygous and heterozygous state.

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The correct option is B
False

Recessive characters are the ones which cannot express themselves in the presence of dominant characters. These are expressed only in homozygous condition. On the other hand, dominant characters are expressed in both homozygous and heterozygous conditions.

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Dominant character appears both in homozygous and heterozygous condition, whereas recessive character appears only in homozygous condition.

\begin{matrix} Column I & Column II A & Dominant allele & 1 & It gets expressed only in homozygous condition B & Recessive allele & 2 & Both the alleles of the gene are different C & Homozygous & 3 & Both the alleles of the gene are same D & Heterozygous & 4 & It gets expressed in both homozygous and heterozygous conditions \end{matrix}

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