A Carrier for a Disease

Question

A carrier for a disease
A)is homozygous for the dominant mutation.
B)is homozygous for the recessive mutation.
C)is heterozygous for the dominant mutation.
D)is heterozygous for the recessive mutation
E)is hemizygous for any mutation.

Accepted Answer

A carrier for a disease is heterozygous for the recessive mutation, meaning they have one copy of the mutated gene and one copy of the normal gene. This allows them to pass on the disease to their offspring if their partner also carries the mutated gene.