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Differentiate Between Homozygous Shows Heterozygous.

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Differentiate Between Homozygous shows Heterozygous.

Distinguish Between
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Homozygous Heterozygous
An individual having two identical alleles (alternative form of the same gene) is known as homozygous. An individual having two different alleles is known as heterozygous.
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Chapter 2: Fundamentals of Genetics - Differentiate

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Chapter 2 Fundamentals of Genetics
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