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No, not exactly. They are different forms of the same gene.

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What is An organisms allele pairs?

An organism's allele pairs refer to the different forms of a gene present on each pair of homologous chromosomes. Each allele represents a variation of a particular gene and can be dominant or recessive. The combination of allele pairs determines an organism's genetic traits.


What are gene pairs called?

Allele


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.


When gene pairs are written the dominant allele has an?

Capital letter (recessive is lowercase)


Gene pairs consists of two dominant alleles or two recessive alleles?

A gene pair that consists of a dominant allele and a recessive allele is called a heterozygous gene. A homozygous gene, meanwhile, is a gene pair consisting of two dominant alleles or two recessive alleles.


Is allele a gene?

yes an allele is a gene


What is a member of a gene pair that determines a specific trait?

An allele is one of the possible variations of a gene that can determine a specific trait. Alleles come in pairs, with one allele inherited from each parent, and the combination of alleles present determines the expression of the trait.


When two allele pairs are identical it is considered to be?

Homozygous is the term used to describe an organism with two allele pairs that are identical, in reference to dominant characteristic traitÊin heredity.


What is the alternate form of a gene?

The answer is allele


What are the different forms of a partictular gene?

Alleles are the various forms of genes at a select gene locus. There can be only one allele or several.


What is a different between allele and gene?

an allele is a gene that is the cause of hereditary variation


What is member of a gene pair that determines a specific trait is?

an allele