JAMB Biology 1989 Question 37

Question 37

Mendelian Inheritance

When the two alleles present in an organism are of the the same type, the genotype is described as

  1. A.heterozygous
  2. B.heterogamous
  3. C.homozygous
  4. D.homologous
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (homozygous)

Explanation

Homozygous means both alleles are the same, e.g. TT or tt.