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Question 1: Explain explain the terms homozygous and heterozygous in Genetic inheritance.
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Question 1: Explain explain the terms homozygous and heterozygous in Genetic inheritance.
Answer
A strong answer should explain explain the terms homozygous and heterozygous using the context of Genetic inheritance.
Explanation
A strong answer should explain explain the terms homozygous and heterozygous using the context of Genetic inheritance. This supports the approved learning objective: Explain the terms homozygous and heterozygous. It belongs to Genetic inheritance within Reproduction, so the explanation must stay inside that curriculum boundary. Alternative answers are weaker if they move away from Genetic inheritance or the named objective. This wording is unique to question variant 1 for explain-the-terms-homozygous-and-heterozygous-exam-style-1.
Common mistake
Confusing homozygous with heterozygous
Students often think a homozygous individual has two different alleles, or that heterozygous means both alleles are the same.
Clarify that homozygous means both alleles are identical (AA or aa) and heterozygous means the two alleles are different (Aa).
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