Question

a person who is heterozygous for a recessive genetic disorder is also known as a(n)

Explanation:

A person heterozygous for a recessive genetic disorder has one normal allele and one recessive (disease - causing) allele. In genetics, such an individual is called a carrier. Carriers do not show symptoms of the disorder (because the normal allele is dominant and masks the recessive allele's effect), but they can pass the recessive allele to their offspring.

Answer:

carrier