If all offspring from a testcross have the dominant phenotype, the dominant parent is homozygous—carrying two copies of the dominant allele of the target gene controlling the trait. If some offspring exhibit the recessive phenotype, the parent is heterozygous—carrying one dominant allele and one recessive allele of the target gene.
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