Which statement correctly describes autosomal recessive inheritance?

a. Individuals who are heterozygous for the recessive allele display the trait.

b. Individuals who are homozygous for the recessive allele display the trait.
c. Individuals who are homozygous for the dominant allele are known as carriers.
d. Autosomal alleles are found on the X and Y chromosomes.
e. Individuals will never express these traits.


ANSWER: b

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