Question

so they are both heterozygous for tasting ptc. sometimes this is called, \carrying the recessive gene.\ \hetero\ means _______, so remember that \heterozygous\ would mean that the genotype has 1 dominant and 1 recessive -- this is why they \carry\ the recessive gene (its there, but the dominant will cover it up) options: equal, weird, different, same

Explanation:

The term "hetero-" is a Greek root that translates to "different". The context confirms this, as heterozygous genotypes have one dominant and one recessive (different) allele.

Answer:

Different