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An allele is a form of a gene. Basically, in simple Mendelian genetics, there are two genes that can be expressed: the dominant form and the recessive form. A pea plant can be tall (dominant) or short (recessive). If a plant is tall, what controls that tallness is a gene. The fact that it is tall is due to the presence of the allele. ----------------------------------------- Simple improvement: The gene locus is the position on the chromosome that controls a specific trait (e.g. colorblindness). Alleles are different genetic sequences that can occur at that position to give a specific trait (colorblind, not colorblind). Since in humans there are two gene loci for each trait (one from mother and one from father), alleles can either be dominant-recessive (recessive only expressed when dominant is absent), codominant, or incompletely dominant, etc.
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What is the relationship between genes and alleles, and how do they interact in determining an organism's traits?
Genes are segments of DNA that determine specific traits in an organism. Alleles are different forms of a gene that can produce variations in those traits. Organisms inherit alleles from their parents, and the combination of alleles they have can influence their physical characteristics and behaviors. The interaction between genes and alleles determines the traits that an organism will exhibit.
What are contrasting forms of genes called?
Alleles
What are the multiple forms of genes called?
Alleles are genes that exist in multiple forms.
Different forms of a gene are called?
different form of genes are called allele
How are multiple alleles different from polygenic traits?
Multiple alleles are genes that have more than two alleles. An example of this would be blood types, with ABO as three separate alleles.Polygenic traits are traits whose phenotype rely on alleles from different genes. An example of this would be hair type, which relies on genes from different parts of chromosomes.The main difference is that multiple alleles are genes with 3 or more alleles; polygenic traits do not necessarily have more alleles, but they rely on on multiple genes.
What is the relationship between genes and alleles, and how do they interact in determining an organism's traits?
Genes are segments of DNA that determine specific traits in an organism. Alleles are different forms of a gene that can produce variations in those traits. Organisms inherit alleles from their parents, and the combination of alleles they have can influence their physical characteristics and behaviors. The interaction between genes and alleles determines the traits that an organism will exhibit.
What are contrasting forms of genes called?
Alleles
How alleles and genes related?
Genes and alleles are related because alleles are inside a gene. Genes are made up by alleles. A gene is DNA. The allele is like piece of DNA inside a gene.
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 genes with different information at the same locus?
alleles
What is the connection between genes and alleles?
Genes are units of genetic information that determine specific traits, while alleles are different forms of a gene that can result in variations of the trait. Alleles can be either dominant or recessive, influencing how a particular trait is expressed in an organism. Genes can have multiple alleles, contributing to genetic diversity within a population.
What are the multiple forms of genes called?
Alleles are genes that exist in multiple forms.
What are individual of genes called?
alleles
What are traits of alleles are controlled by?
genes
What are the different formes of genes called?
Alleles are forms of genes for a trait.
Different forms of a gene are called?
different form of genes are called allele
The two or more related genes that control a trait are known as?
alleles
