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  • Understanding Homozygous Traits: Genes & Genetics Explained
    An organism that has genes that are alike for a particular trait is called homozygous for that trait.

    Here's why:

    * Homozygous literally means "same yoke". In genetics, it refers to having two identical alleles (versions of a gene) for a specific trait.

    * Heterozygous, on the other hand, means having two different alleles for a trait.

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