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What is homozygosity? Mention its significance.
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- Homozygosity is the state of possessing two identical forms of a particular gene, one inherited from each parent.
- When an allele is heterozygous they are unlike in some way. Allele determines the genotype, or genetic structure, of a specific gene.
- Homozygosity is the state of possessing two identical forms of a particular gene, one inherited from each parent.
- When an allele is heterozygous they are unlike in some way. Allele determines the genotype, or genetic structure, of a specific gene.
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