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7th grade science is a pain ain't it.... Paired Chromosomes.

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a combination of two alleles which comprise the gene pair

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Homologs.

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Q: Why do alleles occur in pairs?
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What does alleles always come in?

Alleles are generally inherited in pairs, except for alleles on the X and Y sex chromosomes in males.


Do all heterozygous pairs of alleles produce an intermediate?

No


Identical pairs of alleles are called what?

homozygous


How many alleles are in the human body?

i dont know- but there are 23 pairs of alleles (including the xx or xy ones)


When a trait has two identical alleles what is it called?

Homologous pairs


Do all heterozygous pairs alleles produce an intermediate phenotype?

No


A different form of a gene?

genotypes


What are pure alleles?

Alleles come in pairs. Organisms inherit one allele from each parent organism with sexual reproduction. If the alleles are the same, they could be said to be pure alleles. The science term is monozygous.


In humans a trait can be determined by one pair of many pairs of?

alleles.


What does forces do?

Forces always occur in pairs. They even have reaction force pairs occur when there is no motion


What is when a group of gene pairs acts together to produce a single trait?

alleles


What does it means to have homologous chromosomes?

the gene's alleles are found in matched chromosome pairs