An organism that has two different alleles for a given trait is said to be:

A. diploid.
B. heterozygous.
C. homozygous dominant.
D. heterozygous dominant.
E. homozygous recessive.


B

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A) ovaries. B) sepals. C) anthers. D) stigma.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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A) New genes with useful properties may be identified and ultimately put to use. B) New microbial species could be isolated from seawater. C) An increased knowledge of the diversity of marine ecosystems could lead to investigations of diversity in other ecosystems. D) Species discovered in the Sargasso Sea may also be found to inhabit less-remote waters.

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