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

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What is a type of gene?

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


What is the name for a different form of gene?

The name for different forms of a gene is allele. >A< (A.S.Apex approved :P)


Allele in gene or gene in allele?

An allele is a specific variant of a gene, which is a unit of hereditary information. Genes can have different alleles that produce variations in traits. Therefore, alleles exist within genes as different versions or forms of the same gene.


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.


What is the name of a different a gene?

The name for different forms of a gene is allele. >A< (A.S.Apex approved :P)


Is an allele is a gene from several pairs?

No, not exactly. They are different forms of the same gene.


Is allele a gene?

yes an allele is a gene


What is the name of a different form of gene?

The name for different forms of a gene is allele. >A< (A.S.Apex approved :P)


What is a name for different forms of gene?

The name for different forms of a gene is allele. >A< (A.S.Apex approved :P)


What is the name for different form of gene?

The name for different forms of a gene is allele. >A< (A.S.Apex approved :P)


What is the term for a different version of the same gene?

The term for a different version of the same gene is called 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.