A physician reports to you the lab results in identifying your genetic condition relating to your skin health. "DNA fingerprint" information indicates that you have two different versions of the allele for a particular skin protein, and this is called
a. heterozygous.
b. homozygous.
c. dominant.
d. homologous.
e. recessive.
Answer: a. heterozygous.
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