Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
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7)Homozygote is
a)an individual who has two copies of the same allele for a particular gene
b)an individual who has to different alleles for a particular gene
c)an individual who has one copy of the most common allele for a particular gene
d)an individual who has one copy of the least common allele for a particular gene
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