Wich of the following is an organism which receives identical alleles of a particular gene from both parents?

Heterozygote

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Holometabolous

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Homosapiens

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Homozygote

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The correct option is D Homozygote
Homozygote - An organism with identical pairs of genes for a specific trait. If both of the two gametes that fuse during fertilization carry the same form of the gene for a specific trait, the organism is said to be homozygous for that trait.

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\begin{matrix} C o l u m n I & C o l u m n I I A. Locus & 1. Genetic makeup of an organism. B. Homozygous & 2. Both the alleles of a gene are non-identical. C. Heterozygous & 3. Both the alleles of a gene are identical. D. Phenotype & 4. Position of gene on chromosome. E. Genotype & 5. Physical expression of gene. \end{matrix}

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