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1. A gene is a piece of DNA that provides a set of instructions to a cell to make a certain protein, a locus is a specific position on a pair of homologous chromosomes, and a allele is any of the alternative forms of a gene that may occur at a specific locus.
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How are terms gene locus and allele related?
A gene locus refers to the specific position of a gene on a chromosome, while an allele refers to different versions of the same gene that can exist at a particular locus. In other words, a gene locus is the physical location of a gene on a chromosome, while an allele is a specific variant or form of that gene found at that locus.
How are the terms genes locus and allele?
1. A gene is a piece of DNA that provides a set of instructions to a cell to make a certain protein, a locus is a specific position on a pair of homologous chromosomes, and a allele is any of the alternative forms of a gene that may occur at a specific locus.
How are the terms gene pool and allele frequency related?
total no of diversity of plants is equal to total no of genes
What are examples for the word allele?
The term allele is often used interchangeably with the word gene. Allele/gene is used for the variations seen at each gene locus for a trait on the homologous chromosome pair. For example: If there are three alleles for a trait only two of the alleles will be represented in the genotype of any one individual. The alleles for basic blood types A, B and O are examples. In general the term allele is not used interchangeably with gene in conjunction with the terms locus or loci..therefore Gene locus or gene loci but not allele locus or allele loci.
Two form of the same gene is called?
An indiviual letter in a punnett square representing a gene is called an allele. The two genes ( one from each parent ) together is a genotype. There isn't really two forms of a gene.
Why do the chromosomes in a homologous pair differ from one another?
They have the same length and gene locus but differ in terms of alleles. An allele is a form of a gene, differing from other alleles of the gene by a few bases at most and occupying the same locus as the other alleles of that gene. The gene locus is the position of a gene on a chromosome. Hope that helped! They have the same length and gene locus but differ in terms of alleles. An allele is a form of a gene, differing from other alleles of the gene by a few bases at most and occupying the same locus as the other alleles of that gene. The gene locus is the position of a gene on a chromosome. Hope that helped!
What is the difference between genotype and allele in terms of genetic inheritance?
Genotype refers to the genetic makeup of an individual, while allele refers to the specific form of a gene that an individual inherits from their parents. Genotype encompasses all the genes an individual has, while allele specifically refers to the variations of a gene that can be passed down from parents to offspring.
Many people use the terms gene and allele interchangeably Are they the same please explain?
Genes and alleles are not the same. Genes are sections of DNA that determine specific traits, while alleles are different versions of the same gene that can affect how a trait is expressed. A gene can have multiple alleles, each contributing to variations in traits.
Is it true that a defective allele always recessive and a normal allele always dominant?
No, a defective allele is not always recessive, and a normal allele is not always dominant. The relationship between alleles can be more complex and dependent on specific genetic mechanisms. Dominance and recessiveness are general terms used to describe the relationship between two alleles at a specific gene locus.
Which cells are influenced by natural selection?
In one way or another, all of them. However, we generally don't speak of natural selection in terms of how it affects cells (except perhaps germline cells), but in terms of how it affects populations, lineages or allele frequencies in gene pools. In population genetics, cells are merely the containers for collections of genes, and the machines that express those genes.
What is the difference between allele and a gene?
A Gene is specific chromosomal trait which determines something physical while an allele is the external possibilities of differing genes when passing hereditary traits from parents to offspring. Alleles are individual genes which have a chance of matching up depending on the genes of the parents. Each parent contributes half of their genes during conception in order to have an offspring. each parent also carries recessive genes or recessive alleles in other words which determine other possible random genetic inheritance. for example, if your mother had black hair and your father had black hair, the dominant allele trait would be the gene for Black hair but your parents also carry a dormant or recessive set of alleles which CAN match up and give you a different appearance. For example if your paternal and maternal grandmothers had blond hair then your parents would have a recessive allele trait for the Blond Gene and if they both have this blond gene it means that you can be born with Blond hair, which would be totally different from the appearance of your parents but not outside the genetic inheritance. To further explain things please search Punnet Squares and Gregor Mendel's pea plant research and experiments for genetic inheritance information.
What is locus in terms of mathematics?
It the set of all points which satisfy some given condition.
