Biology for IGCSE & O level - Inheritance (Section 10 - No. 27)

What does the term "carrier" mean in genetics?
An individual with a dominant allele.
An individual who expresses a recessive trait.
An individual who carries a recessive allele but does not express the trait.
An individual who has a mutation in a gene.

Explanation

A carrier possesses a recessive allele but does not display the associated trait, often because they also have a dominant allele.

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