If an individual exhibits a recessive trait, which of the following statements can you be sure of?

A) Any children this individual has will always exhibit the trait, regardless of the genotype of the other parent.
B) Any siblings of this individual will have the same phenotype for this trait.
C) The phenotype for this trait is different from the phenotype of the homozygous dominant genotype for this trait.
D) Both parents of this individual had the same genotype for this trait.
E) The genotype of this trait will be heterozygous.


Answer: C

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