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It is called a point mutation. Depending on where the bases are, as far as in the codon, some are not harmful.

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What is each gene of a gene pair called?

The answer is an allele.


What is a gene pair called?

A gene has two sets of DNA.


Can single gene on a chromosome contain only one pair of nitrogen bases?

No because a single gene is made up of many bases in a row in a chromosome that may contain anywhere from several hundred to a million or more nitrogen bases.


What are pairs called?

A gene pair is called an allele. An allele is an alternative form of a gene that is located on a specific chromosome at a specific place.


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That is called heterozygous or it is called a hybrid.


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One gene from a pair is called an "allele." Alleles are variants of a gene that can result in different traits or characteristics. Each individual inherits two alleles for each gene, one from each parent, and these can be either the same (homozygous) or different (heterozygous).


What are a pair of genes that are identical called?

A pair of genes that are identical are called alleles. Alleles are different forms of the same gene that occupy the same position on homologous chromosomes.


Each gene of a gene pair is an?

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What is a gene pair called when is consist of two dominant alleles or two recessive alleles?

Homozygous


What is the gene mask other genes in a gene pair?

the liver gene


What law states that each gene pair is inherited independently of the gene pairs of other traits independently?

It's called law of independent assortment.