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Alleles of a gene are found at the same locus on homologous chromosomes, not on homologous mitochondria. Mitochondrial DNA is typically inherited maternally and is not organized in homologous pairs like nuclear DNA. Instead, there are multiple copies of the mitochondrial genome within each mitochondrion, and variations or mutations in this DNA can occur, but they do not represent alleles in the same way as nuclear genes. Therefore, the concept of alleles at a locus is primarily applicable to nuclear DNA rather than mitochondrial DNA.

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Alleles of a gene are found at the same locus on heterologous chromosome true or false?

False. Alleles of a gene are found at the same locus on homologous chromosomes.


Different alleles of the same gene are found?

at the same place on homologous chromosomes source: Alleles of a gene reside at the same locus on homologous chromosomes.


What is the maximum number of alleles that can be found in a population for the same locus?

There is no maximum number of alleles. Biology Major


Why do the chromosomes in a homologous pair differ from one another?

They have the same length and gene locus but differ in terms of alleles. An allele is a form of a gene, differing from other alleles of the gene by a few bases at most and occupying the same locus as the other alleles of that gene. The gene locus is the position of a gene on a chromosome. Hope that helped! They have the same length and gene locus but differ in terms of alleles. An allele is a form of a gene, differing from other alleles of the gene by a few bases at most and occupying the same locus as the other alleles of that gene. The gene locus is the position of a gene on a chromosome. Hope that helped!


What genes with different information at the same locus?

alleles


What are examples for the word allele?

The term allele is often used interchangeably with the word gene. Allele/gene is used for the variations seen at each gene locus for a trait on the homologous chromosome pair. For example: If there are three alleles for a trait only two of the alleles will be represented in the genotype of any one individual. The alleles for basic blood types A, B and O are examples. In general the term allele is not used interchangeably with gene in conjunction with the terms locus or loci..therefore Gene locus or gene loci but not allele locus or allele loci.


What is homozyous?

"Homozygous" refers to an individual having two identical alleles for a particular gene. This can either be two dominant alleles (homozygous dominant) or two recessive alleles (homozygous recessive). Homozygosity increases the likelihood of genetic traits being expressed.


What are some examples of allele's?

Multiple alleles means that for a specific locus on a chromosome there can be 3 or more forms of that gene (allele). Only one allele can be inherited because they are found on homologous chromosomes. Height is not a multiple allele because it is associated with many genes on several chromosomes (plus environmental factors) so this would be polygenic inheritance. Multiple allele trait is the ABO group. The allele for A B or O (3 alleles ) is found on the same locus, therefore only one of them could be inherited EXAMPLE: DNA


Location of an allele on a chromosome?

homologous


What is multiple aleles?

Multiple alleles indicates that either the study is being conducted on alleles at more than one gene locus, that the characteristic being studied is controlled by several alleles at different loci or that there are two or more alleles at a single gene locus.


Are All alleles at a specific gene locus are identical?

No, all alleles at a specific gene locus are not identical. Alleles are different forms of a gene that can result in different traits or characteristics. Each individual inherits two alleles for each gene, one from each parent. These alleles may be the same (homozygous) or different (heterozygous).


How you identify loci is homozygous or hetrozygous?

To identify if a locus is homozygous or heterozygous, you would need to examine the alleles present at that particular locus. If both alleles are the same, then it is homozygous. If the alleles are different, then it is heterozygous. This can be determined through techniques like DNA sequencing or PCR.