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19 October, 15:22

Which describes the notation Tt for the trait of being tall?

A. homozygous genotype

B. heterozygous genotype

C. homozygous phenotype

D. heterozygous phenotype

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  1. 19 October, 17:53
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    The answer is B. Heterozygous genotype.

    The notation Tt shows a heterozygous genotype. A genotype shows the set of genes that it carries or was inherited. The capital letter represents a dominant trait and a lower case letter represents a recessive trait.

    There are two ways to describe them; homozygous and heterozygous.

    Heterozygous genotype has one dominant trait and one recessive trait. It looks just like what is given in your problem. Homozygous, on the other hand, has either a pair of the dominant trait or a pair of the recessive trait.

    This is how they look like:

    heterozygous: Tt

    Homozygous: tt

    Now phenotype is different. Phenotype is the trait that is physically expressed. The trait that will be expressed will depend on the genotype.

    Genotype Phenotype

    TT = homozygous tall

    tt = short

    Tt = heterozygous tall

    Take note that the dominant trait is the trait that will physically manifest or physically be expressed.
  2. 19 October, 18:35
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    D. Heterozygous phenotype. Hetero means different. T and t are different, one is dominant the other submissive. Phenotype describe physical traits.
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