Question

A person who has a disorder caused by a recessive allele is

a.
considered a carrier of the disorder.
b.
homozygous for the recessive allele.
c.
unable to pass the allele to offspring.
d.
certain to have offspring with the disorder.

Answer 1

B. homozygous for the recessive allele.

The only way you have a disease caused by a recessive allele is that both of your copies are recessive.