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Is an allele a gene itself?

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16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

no alleles are what make up a gene

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Is allele a gene?

yes an allele is a gene


What gene that does not express itself and is concealed by the presence of another gene of the same trait?

If you are talking about alleles, then this would be a recessive allele.


What is the alternate form of a gene?

The answer is allele


What is a different between allele and gene?

an allele is a gene that is the cause of hereditary variation


What is member of a gene pair that determines a specific trait is?

an allele


Is an allele larger than a gene?

An allele is a gene. It is one form of a gene. For example, height in pea plants is controlled by one gene with two forms. A pea plant can be tall or short. There is a short allele and a tall allele for the gene governing height.


What is a type of gene?

Do you mean allele? An allele is a different molecular form of the same gene.


What is the biolagy term for allele?

The biology term for allele is a variant form of a gene, which can result in different traits or characteristics. Alleles are located at specific positions on a chromosome and can be dominant or recessive.


Each gene of a gene pair is an?

allele


What is a dominent allele?

A dominant allele is an allele that can take over a recessive allele, so if you have a dominant allele and a recessive allele, then the offspring will most likely have a dominant allele over a recessive allele. The dominant allele is expressed over the recessive allele.


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 alleles frequencies related to gene pools?

The frequency of the allele represents the percentage of that allele in the gene pool