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The term allele is different from a genotype because an allele can be singular, but the alleles that an individual (diploid organism) has at a certain locus are called a genotype.
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∙ 11y agoAn allele is a form of a gene. All humans have the same genes, but differences in say eye colour, are from having different alleles.
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∙ 9y agoAn allele is one of the alternative forms of the same gene.
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When one allele shows dominance over another allele?
When one allele shows dominance over another it is masking the expression of the other allele which is called "recessive".The word for this is complete dominance.
What is the alternate form of a gene?
The answer is allele
An allele that is dominated or cover up by another allele is called what?
It should be a dominant allele--a dominant allele's trait will be expressed over the recessive allele's trait.
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.
When on e allele of a gene masks the presence of the other allele what form is masked?
The recessive allele.
The meaning of hetero?
heterozygotes... just allele uneven
What word describes physical appearance?
allele
How do you pronounce the word allele?
It is pronounced a lee el
Can you give a sentence using the word allele?
I like alleles.
What is an allele and what is a nasty allele?
Allele is word used by Mendel for counter parts of an elementon later called factor and renamed as gene e.g. T and t are alleles for a gene that controls height in pea plant .Nasty allele is not biological term .Note word elementon is technical term used by Mendel , it is not element used in Chemistry .
What the meaning of genoytpe?
It is the set of genes that an individual has, or it can refer to what allele of a particular gene an individual has.
What makes dominant alleles different from recessive alleles?
It's in the word! Dominant means bigger or stronger or greater. So the dominant allele is the stronger gene that is going to show whereas the recessive allele is still in you, but is overshadowed by the dominant allele.
What is allele masked by the dominant allele?
The Allele That Is Covered By The Dominant Allele Is The Recessive Allele.
When one allele shows dominance over another allele?
When one allele shows dominance over another it is masking the expression of the other allele which is called "recessive".The word for this is complete dominance.
Why is it that a person with an allele for a particular trait may not have a phenotype that shows the trait?
a dominant allele will express its trait , as well as be carried by the person. the word carrier is commonly used for a person who bears an allele which does not express itself(i.e. a recessive gene).
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.
What does an allele code for?
It is the phenotype of a genotype...meaning, it is the actual- physical look of a specific gene not the gene sequence.
