Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
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Chapter 14, Problem 4SQ
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Introduction: Genes exist in two alternate versions called as alleles. After the genetic cross, the allele combinations are predicted that determine the genotype of the offspring. The offspring can be homozygous dominant (where both alleles are dominant), homozygous recessive (where both alleles are recessive), and heterozygous (where one is dominant allele and the other is recessive allele).
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