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Chromosomes are strands of DNA, sections of which constitute genes. In other words, genes are tiny, chromosomes are very large.

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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 various types of genetic material in order from simplest to most complex?

nucleus → chromosome → gene


List these in order from smallest to largest chromosome gene cell?

Smallest to largest: Gene (a place on a chromosome); chromosome (there are 46 in human cells); and DNA (because it accounts for all the genetic material in a cell).


What does it mean to say that a gene is linked to a chromosome?

When a gene is linked to a chromosome, it means that the gene is physically located on that chromosome. This means that the gene is inherited along with the chromosome it is located on, and may be inherited together with other nearby genes on the same chromosome.


Gene is it the same as a chromosome?

no, the gene is not actually the chromosome but a part of chormosome...


What name is given to the specific location of a gene on a chromosome?

The specific location of a gene on a chromosome is called it's locus.


How are terms gene locus and allele related?

A gene locus refers to the specific position of a gene on a chromosome, while an allele refers to different versions of the same gene that can exist at a particular locus. In other words, a gene locus is the physical location of a gene on a chromosome, while an allele is a specific variant or form of that gene found at that locus.


What chromosome is the HBB gene on?

The HBB gene, which codes for the beta globin protein, is located on chromosome 11.


Which chromosome contains the sex gene?

chromosome 1 chromosome 1


What is a sex linked gene?

It is a gene located on either sex chromosome (X or Y chromosome).


A segment of chromosome responsible for a particular characteristic?

DNA or genens these are the segments of the chromosome.


What gene is sex-linked?

It is a gene located on either sex chromosome (X or Y chromosome).