If an individual is heterozygous for a particular trait
A) each parent contributed a different allele for that trait.
B) each parent contributed the same allele for that trait.
C) one parent contributed two different alleles for that trait.
D) one parent contributed two copies of the same allele for that trait.
E) a mutation must have occurred.

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Heterozygosity is the state in which the alleles of a gene on the two copies of a chromosome are different.

If an Individual Is Heterozygous for a Particular Trait