Carlos has inherited from his mother and father the same allelic form of the gene that codes for blood type.Carlos is ________ for blood type.

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Homozygous refers to having two identical alleles for a particular gene. Since Carlos has inherited the same allelic form of the blood type gene from both his mother and father, he is homozygous for that gene. Dominant and recessive are not appropriate descriptors for blood type, as multiple alleles can be present and lead to various blood type phenotypes. Heterozygous would indicate that Carlos has two different allelic forms for the blood type gene, which is not the case here.

Carlos Has Inherited from His Mother and Father the Same