Question

in a group of sheep, some individuals have white wool and others have black wool. in this group, the gene for the wool color trait has two alleles. the allele l is for white wool, and the allele l is for black wool.
skip is a sheep from this group. skips phenotype for the wool color trait is black wool. skips genotype for the wool color gene is ll.
based on this information, complete the following statement.
skip is __________ for the wool color gene.
heterozygous homozygous

Explanation:

A heterozygous genotype has two different alleles (e.g., \(Ll\)), while a homozygous genotype has two identical alleles (e.g., \(LL\) or \(ll\)). Since Skip's genotype is \(ll\) (two identical alleles for the wool - color gene), it fits the definition of homozygous.

Answer:

homozygous