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There are 2 nearly identical copies of all chromosomes for diploid organisms, except those responsible for determining sex. The corresponding location on each chromosome is a locus. Specific differences or similarities within a locus are alleles. The identity of both alleles at a locus is the genotype. In this case the genotype is Aa, i.e. heterozygous. Were it AA, the genotype would be homozygous.
