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If a Parent Is 'Homozygous' for a 'Recessive' Trait Then

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If a parent is 'homozygous' for a 'recessive' trait then:


A) the trait will not appear in the offspring because it is recessive.
B) the phenotype of the recessive allele will only appear if the other parent gives a recessive allele to the offspring.
C) the allele will not be passed on because it is recessive.
D) the allele will never be expressed because it was originally paired with another recessive allele in the parent.
E) all offspring must express the trait phenotypically regardless of which allele the other parent contributes.

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