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What is the minimum number of different alleles an individual can have of a certain characteristic?
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Why do population have variations in certain traits?
For one thing, different individuals have different alleles.
Two alleles for a certain trait are passed to an individual. what terms refers to the trait that will show up in the individual?
Dominant
The number of alleles of a certain type divided by the total number of alleles is what?
Alleles Frequency
What is an Dominant allele?
A dominant allele is a gene that holds a certain characteristic that is superior to a recessive allele. The dominant allele ALWAYS has its trait shown in the body of the recipient, except when both alleles in a gene are recessive.
What is the meaning of the word allele?
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.
What do dominant and recessive alleles have in common?
Alleles are different types of a gene. Each gene controls a characteristic and they is usually a recessive allele and a dominant one. The main similarity is that they both control a certain characteristic!
Why do population have variations in certain traits?
For one thing, different individuals have different alleles.
Two alleles for a certain trait are passed to an individual. what terms refers to the trait that will show up in the individual?
Dominant
Why do populations have variation in certain?
For one thing, different individuals have different alleles.
What does the term allele mean as is used in genetic crosses?
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.
The number of alleles of a certain type divided by the total number of alleles is what?
Alleles Frequency
What do you call two different genes of a certain trait?
Two genes which govern the same characteristics are called alleles. Alleles located at the same locus on a chromosome pair determine phenotype (the expressed characteristic), at least in simple Mendelian genetics. Characteristics can also be controlled from two loci (epistatic/hypostatic) and from several loci (polygenic). There is space on the genome for 2 alleles for a certain characteristic. One is taken from each parent. For example, you might have one allele coding for black fur (B) and another for white (b). Alleles have different dominance so if the allele for black fur was dominant you have two allele combinations that would result in black fur: BB and Bb There is only one combination that could result in white fur: bb The less dominant allele is known as the recessive allele.
The different forms a gene may have for a trait?
Alleles are the different forms that a gene may have for a certain trait. They used to be called allelomorphs.
About how many genes do horses have?
An individual Thoroughbred cannot have more than two different alleles for each gene locus, one on each chromosome. How many alleles are available at a certain gene locus is variable based on what the gene controls and how many alleles are available and their frequency in the population.
Are alleles different forms of a gene?
No, alleles are different forms of a gene. The gene is the portion of DNA/RNA that codes for a particular trait (chain of proteins). The alleles are the possible code bits that could be in that part of the DNA and different alleles will result in different traits being expressed. E.g., part of your DNA codes for your eye color, and in that part there are a number of different alleles that could be there. A certain allele might make you blue-eyed, while another would make you brown-eyed, etc. This is something of a simplification as many traits are expressed via multiple alleles, but that is the general idea.
What is an Dominant allele?
A dominant allele is a gene that holds a certain characteristic that is superior to a recessive allele. The dominant allele ALWAYS has its trait shown in the body of the recipient, except when both alleles in a gene are recessive.
What is the meaning of the word allele?
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.
