Question

can you please help me?
i do not understand the question
how can an offspring inherit a recessive trait?

a.) an offspring can inherit a recessive trait if one of its parents has the trait and the other is homozygous for the dominant allele
b.) an offspring can inherit a recessive trait if one of its parents is heterozygous for the recessive allele and the other is homozygous for the dominant allele
c.) an offspring can inherit a recessive trait if both of its parents are homozygous for the dominant allele
d.) an offspring can inherit a recessive trait if both of its parents are heterozygous for the dominant allele

Answer 1

both parents need to be heterozygous

Answer 2

Or they can be homozygous recessive... but that's not an answer. So D then I guess

Answer 3

thank you so much you are a life saver i total did not understand the question thank you so much

Answer 4

No problem, anytime :)