A person who is homozygous recessive at a locus has
A)two copies of the recessive allele.
B)two copies of the dominant allele.
C)an autosomal trisomy.
D)a recessive allele on the X chromosome only.
E)a recessive allele on the Y chromosome only.

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A homozygous recessive individual has two copies of the recessive allele for a particular gene, meaning both alleles they possess for that gene are the recessive form.

A Person Who Is Homozygous Recessive at a Locus Has