Alleles represent a specific gene that represents a trait or something specific. for example let me explain with eye color.
blue eyes are a recessive trait so lets use "b" to represent them
brown eyes are a dominant trait so lets use the capital letter "B"
Now say my mother (and the rest of her family and extended family) has blue eyes and my father (and the rest of his family and extended family) has brown eyes. My eyes would be brown because brown is dominant. we represent this like: Bb.
B and b are two different alleles because one is dom and the other is rec.
same goes for if both my parents had brown eyes: BB
or had blue eyes: bb
BB and bb are the same alleles even though they come from two different people.
Homozygous - this can be homozygous dominant (i.e. BB, HH, TT) or homozygous recessive (bb, hh, tt, etc.).
Heterozygous.
i.e. A = red flower, a = white flower
A plant exhibiting Aa is heterozygous for the red flower gene
A diploid organism.
heterozygous
diploid :)
homozygous
2 different alelles - heterozygous Same alelles - homozygous
An organism that possesses two different alleles for a trait is said to be heterozygous for that trait.
A heterozygote is an organism with two different alleles for a trait.
An organism with two different alleles for a trait? is a hybrid
Heterozygous
2 different alelles - heterozygous Same alelles - homozygous
An organism that possesses two different alleles for a trait is said to be heterozygous for that trait.
Having two different alleles for a trait is called heterozygous.
A heterozygote is an organism with two different alleles for a trait.
The trait could show up in two different forms. Alleles are individual units that determine what trait will be expressed in an offspring. Alleles exist for most traits such as hair color or wing size. Having two alleles simply means that the trait can be expressed in different variation. One trait can have several different alleles.
an organism that has two different alleles for a trait is heterozygous
An organism with two different alleles for a trait? is a hybrid
Two different alleles for the same trait are heterozygous. No, Its homozygous. This answer is incorrect as homo = same.
The organism that has two different alleles for the same trait is called heterozygous. This also refers to a cell or an individual that has two different forms of gene.
If you mean heterozygous, it is the condition in which the genotype for a trait contains two different forms, called alleles, of the same gene.
an organism that has two different alleles for a trait is heterozygous
An organism has two alleles for one trait. If the two alleles are the same, the individual is homozygous for that trait, and if they are different, the individual is heterozygous.