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Homozygous Recessive

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Verified for the 2027 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025

Definition

Homozygous recessive refers to having inherited two copies of the same recessive allele for a particular gene locus.

AP course connection

Topic 5.3: 5.3 Mendelian Genetics

Unit 5

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