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Can two parents who are homozygous have offspring who are homozygous?

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yes and no. It depends on whether they are homozygous recessive or homozygous dominant.

If they are both dominant homozygous then all offspring will be too.

If they are both recessive homozygous then all offspring will be aswell.

If one is recessive homozygous and the other dominent then all offspring will be heterozygous carriers of the recessive allele. eg: Nn

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