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Traits can be affected by environment, genetics, and spirituality while genes are inherited from parents and often are hard to ignore. Such as brown eyes. Only color contacts can change their color. But a trait, such as, say, a facial gesture, can be stopped. This is just a basic difference.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoA gene is what makes up a trait in you, but are technically not the same thing.
Genes are essentially a way for describing a set of molecules in DNA, although the concept predates the ability to sequence DNA and determine the exact structure of the genes. Typically genes are very specific. Sometimes a single gene can be responsible for an effect, or sometimes multiple genes combine to produce the effect.
A trait could be genetic, or perhaps environmental, or both. For example, if you considered anger as a trait. It can run in families. However, it might involve both genetic and environmental components. Being thin or obese would also include both genetic and environmental components.
So, some traits like blue eyes may be caused by a single gene. But, many other traits are far more complex.
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∙ 11y agoA gene contains 2 alleles. For example the gene for the colour of a pea would consist of the alleles T and t. The big and small letters are alleles which are alternative versions of a gene. So what does this mean? Well the big letter T would result in the colour being tan (just a hypothetical example) and the second allele, thelower-caseletter, t, would result in a differentcolourlike yellow. So the gene could provide two different colours or phenotypes depending on the alleles present. For example if the alleles were TT or Tt, then the colour would be tan but if the alleles were tt the colour would be yellow. The big T is the dominant allele meaning that when it is present in the gene, it will always be expresses and the lowercase allele, or the recessive allele will be masked by the dominant.
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∙ 12y agohybrid has genes that are different for a trait,such as Tt
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∙ 15y agoA gene is a section of a chromosome that codes for a specific trait.
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∙ 12y agoWell genes differ from traits because genes are segments of DNA that code for a protein or RNA molecule and traits are features you inherit from your parents
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∙ 12y agoit different because their rna and DNA
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What is a set of genes that determine a trait?
A piece of DNA which controls a trait is a gene variations of a gene are called alleles. If you mean "controls how much a particular trait is expressed" then you would be dealiung with the promoter region of a gene which is near the start and controls how strongly a gene is expressed.
What does it mean that an organism is homozygous recessive for a trait?
That organism has two recessive alleles for that trait, one from each parent. It will display the recessive trait.
Many people use the terms gene and allele interchangeably Are they the same please explain?
Gene and allele are not the same thing. An allele is one variation of a gene. A gene refers to the entire genetic code for a trait.
What is an XO genotype?
it means it has one gene from the dominant trait and one gene from the recessive trait
What is homogeneous recessive?
A "homogeneous recessive" trait in genetics is one that will be manifested only if an organism inherits the same recessive gene from both parents; otherwise, a "dominant" gene from either parent will determine the trait in question.
Which of is a gene that does not express itself and is concealed by the presence of another gene of the same trait?
recessive gene A+
What is hetegeneous?
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.
What is a set of genes that determine a trait?
A piece of DNA which controls a trait is a gene variations of a gene are called alleles. If you mean "controls how much a particular trait is expressed" then you would be dealiung with the promoter region of a gene which is near the start and controls how strongly a gene is expressed.
What does it mean to be pure for a trait?
To be pure for a specific trait means that both of the alleles that comprise that trait are both dominant alleles.
If two genes in a gene pair are for the same trait what will that trait be?
The question should be "If two alleles for a gene are the same, what phenotype will the organism have?" Answer: If the two alleles are for the dominant phenotype, the organism will exhibit the dominant phenotype. If the two alleles are for the recessive phenotype, the organism will have the recessive phenotype.
What are different versions of a gene for the same trait called?
alleles
What does it mean that an organism is homozygous recessive for a trait?
That organism has two recessive alleles for that trait, one from each parent. It will display the recessive trait.
What does being heterozygous for some genetic trait mean?
the 2 alleles of the gene for the trait are different on the 2 homologous chromosomesBeing heterozygous for a trait means that they have different alleles for a trait. For instance: Tt would be heterozygous and TT or tt would be homozygous because they are both eitehr little or big t's.it mean the gene is not pure or for example suppose a person is blood group A but actually he is having A and O; because O is recessive trait the gene express the A trait instead, making the person having blood group A.
What is a gene trait?
A single-gene trait is a phenotypic trait controlled by two homologous alleles.
WHAT is single gene trait?
A single-gene trait is a phenotypic trait controlled by two homologous alleles.
An what is a different version of the same gene?
The different molecular versions of the same gene are called alleles.
How are dominant trait and recessive trait the same?
They are both used to format your genetic make up.
