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Is an allele larger than a gene?

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Updated: 8/18/2019

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.

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Is an allele bigger then 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.


Is allele a gene?

yes an allele is a gene


How many alleles are usually in the gene pool for each trait?

Each gene has a dominate and recessive allele, so there are two types of alleles in each gene. The dominate allele is stronger than the recessive allele unless there are two recessive alleles.


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


What is a type of gene?

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


Each gene of a gene pair is an?

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


What is each gene of a gene pair called?

The answer is an allele.


What is each gene of a gene pair call?

The answer is an allele.