Question

in a group of cats, some individuals have straight fur and others have curly fur. in this group, the gene for the fur type trait has two alleles. the allele f is for straight fur, and the allele f is for curly fur. missy is a cat from this group. missys phenotype for the fur type trait is straight fur. missys genotype for the fur type gene is ff. based on this information, complete the following statement. missy is ____________ for the fur type gene. homozygous heterozygous

Explanation:

In genetics, an organism is homozygous for a gene when it has two identical alleles, and heterozygous when it has two different alleles. Missy has the genotype $Ff$, which means she has two different alleles for the fur - type gene.

Answer:

heterozygous