When the alleles from the two parents are different,the child is described as:
A) a carrier for that trait
B) heterozygous
C) homozygous
D) polygenically determined

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When the alleles from the two parents are different, the child is said to be heterozygous. This means that the child has inherited two different alleles for the same gene, one from each parent. This is also known as being a "hybrid" for that particular trait.

When the Alleles from the Two Parents Are Different,the Child