Question

question: if both alleles for a gene in a diploid organism are the same, the trait is said to be ______. answer input: spelling counts but capitalization doesn’t.

Explanation:

In genetics (a subfield of Biology, which is part of Natural Science), when a diploid organism has two identical alleles for a particular gene, the trait is described as homozygous. This is a fundamental concept in understanding genetic inheritance, where homozygous refers to the state of having the same allele (either both dominant or both recessive) at a given locus.

Answer:

homozygous