Understanding The Homozygous Recessive Genotype: What Geneticists Mean By “Tt”
What Does “tt” Mean to Geneticists? “tt” denotes the homozygous recessive genotype, where an individual carries two copies of a recessive allele. In a heterozygous individual (Tt), the dominant allele masks the expression of the recessive allele. However, in the homozygous recessive genotype (tt), the absence of a dominant allele results in the expression of…