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∙ 15y agomost genes have many alleles but in a diploid organism one can only have two at one time. wheat,for example, which is a hexaploid (ha 6 sets of cromosomes) may hold 6 different alleles for each gene
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∙ 12y agoit is false. Gene caan have more than two alleles
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∙ 13y agoFalse. Organisms typically have more then one copy of each allele
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∙ 13y agoThey could carry more than one allele for quantitative traits.
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∙ 14y agoYou only need one dominant allele to give you the dominant trait.
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∙ 13y agousually it's two because you get one from each parent however sometimes there are chromosomal abnormalities where one too many or too few gets passed on
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∙ 14y agoTrue
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True or false even though a gene has multiple alleles a person can carry only two of those alleles?
True
What is multiple allele gene expression?
Instead of having only two alleles for a trait, there are more than two. An example in humans is the ABO blood group system, where there are three alleles that are possible. However, an individual can only inherit the alleles of his/her parents, for a total of two alleles.
What is the difference between a gene allele Chromosome and trait?
Alleles are alternate versions of genes that code for certain phenotypes, or traits. The traits of an individual are a result of the interaction between their genotype (alleles) and the environment.
How many allels per gene are there in each stage of meiosis?
there are the same number of alleles per gene in each stage of meiosis since the number of alleles per gene only tells the possible differences in a gene, such as the alleles for blue, green, and brown eyes being the possible traits to be combined.
What are multiple allels in biology?
Multiple alleles is a type of heredity in which one gene has more than two alleles. For example, in humans the gene for blood group has three alleles, A, B, and O. Even though there are three alleles in the population, a person can only inherit two alleles, one from his/her mother and one from his/her father.
True or false even though a gene has multiple alleles a person can carry only two of those alleles?
True
Why can an individual carry only two alleles for a given gene?
You have 2 alleles for each trait you may have. One is on the chromosome from you mother, the other is on the other chromosome from your father. You have 2 of each of our 23 chromosomes (one from mom, one from dad). This is why you look a little or a lot like your parents.
What are the alleles of a gene?
That depends on the gene: some genes have only a few alleles, some genes have hundreds or even thousands of alleles.
What is multiple allele gene expression?
Instead of having only two alleles for a trait, there are more than two. An example in humans is the ABO blood group system, where there are three alleles that are possible. However, an individual can only inherit the alleles of his/her parents, for a total of two alleles.
For a gene that has multiple alleles more than 2 what is the maximum number of different allels a normal individual can have?
2. Even though there are multiple alleles for the same characteristic in the general population, an individual can only have two.
What do we call a description of an individuals alleles for a paticular gene?
That depends on the gene: some genes have only a few alleles, some genes have hundreds or even thousands of alleles.
What trait is referred to as dominant?
In genetics dominance refers to the relationship between the alleles of a single gene. If as an example we assume that only two alleles exist, these being A and B and we also assume that genes only have two alleles then there are only three possible combinations:- AA, BB and AB. If we look the individuals with the AA gene and find they are different from the individual with the BB gene then it is impossible to say which allele is dominant. This can be found by looking at the AB individuals, if they are the same as the AA individuals then the A allele is dominant, if they resemble the BB individual then the B allele is dominant.
Why are genes called dominent?
Each gene has two alleles. When an allele is dominant, it will express the phenotype of that allele. Recessive alleles are only expressed when there are two copies of that allele. Edited answer: Only those genes are called dominant which show their phenotypic expression in an individual.
What are genes with three or more alleles called?
this makes no scientific sense. A gene (which determines a phenotypic trait) can only contain 2 alleles. However codominace allows for multiple alleles to be chosen from, but only 2 picked for a gene. Also, if multiple genes determine a phenotypic trait that's polygenic inheritance.
What is the difference between a gene allele Chromosome and trait?
Alleles are alternate versions of genes that code for certain phenotypes, or traits. The traits of an individual are a result of the interaction between their genotype (alleles) and the environment.
How many allels per gene are there in each stage of meiosis?
there are the same number of alleles per gene in each stage of meiosis since the number of alleles per gene only tells the possible differences in a gene, such as the alleles for blue, green, and brown eyes being the possible traits to be combined.
When two different alleles appear on on gene but only one of those alleles appears in the phenotype is demonstrated?
complete dominance
