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Heterozygosity refers to an individual that inherits a [https://bms.ncl.ac.uk/wiki/index.php/Dominant dominant] and [https://bms.ncl.ac.uk/wiki/index.php/Recessive_gene recessive] allele for a particular gene from the parents. The [https://bms.ncl.ac.uk/wiki/index.php/Phenotype phenotype] of this heterozygous individual is determined by the dominant allele in the [https://bms.ncl.ac.uk/wiki/index.php/Genotype genotype] while the recessive allele will show nothing in the phenotype. <ref>Heterozygosity refers to an individual that inherits a dominant and recessive allele for a particular gene from the parents. The phenotype of this heterozygous individual is determined by the dominant allele in the genotype while the recessive allele will show nothing in the phenotype.</ref><references />Griffths A. J. F., Wessler S. R., Lewontin R. C., Carroll S. B. (2008) Introduction to Genetic Analysis. 9th Edition. New York: W. H. Freeman and Company<references /> | |||
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Heterozygosity refers to an individual that inherits a dominant and recessive allele for a particular gene from the parents. The phenotype of this heterozygous individual is determined by the dominant allele in the genotype while the recessive allele will show nothing in the phenotype. [1]
- ↑ Heterozygosity refers to an individual that inherits a dominant and recessive allele for a particular gene from the parents. The phenotype of this heterozygous individual is determined by the dominant allele in the genotype while the recessive allele will show nothing in the phenotype.
Griffths A. J. F., Wessler S. R., Lewontin R. C., Carroll S. B. (2008) Introduction to Genetic Analysis. 9th Edition. New York: W. H. Freeman and Company