If an individual has a recessive phenotype for a particular trait,it can be concluded that
A) both parents also had a recessive phenotype for that trait.
B) only one parent had a recessive phenotype for that trait.
C) both parents were homozygous for the dominant gene for that trait.
D) each parent had at least one recessive gene for that trait.
E) both A and C

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To answer this question correctly, students need to understand the relation between the concepts of phenotype and genotype. If a person has a recessive phenotype for a particular trait, they must have two recessive genes for that trait, one from the mother and one from the father.

If an Individual Has a Recessive Phenotype for a Particular