In spite of being pure in respect of one trait, what else could an organism be in respect of another trait?
WBBSE
Class X
Life Science
03 (a) Heredity
01 Mark
2023
Heterozygous
Explanation:
An organism may be homozygous (pure) for one trait and heterozygous for another, meaning it carries two identical alleles for one trait and two different alleles for another trait. This shows variation in different characteristics of the same organism.
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