Alleles of one gene interact in various ways at the functional level leading to variations in the type of dominance and in noticeably different... View Article
Somatic cells have two alleles for every gene. Most of the traits are determined by more than two alleles. Multiple forms of alleles can exist... View Article
Since alleles are several versions of the same gene they will be at the same locus, always. The occurrence of genes on the same chromosome is... View Article
Hair colour is a human trait determined by multiple alleles. There are a few traits such as eye colour, hair colour, blood types which have more... View Article
The main differentiating factor lies in the number of DNA strands involved. In case of multiple alleles, the same DNA strand is involved, whereas... View Article
When more than two alternate forms of a gene are found on the locus, it is known as multiple alleles. While pleiotropic genes are genes having... View Article
Yes, eye colour is an example of multiple alleles. They are more than two alleles encoding for the same. In multiple allelism, different forms... View Article
Multiple alleles are non-Mendelian inheritance patterns involving more than the two alleles which typically code for a specific trait in a... View Article
An entity can have two of the same alleles or two different alleles of a gene. This enables alleles to be recessive, dominant or codominant with... View Article
Multiple alleles are the presence of more than two different forms of genes that must be accommodated on two loci on a homologous pair. This is... View Article
Natural selection necessitates heritable variation in a particular characteristic and differential survival and reproduction linked with... View Article
Found inhabiting almost every place on Earth, Bacteria are tiny, single-celled organisms key for the ecosystem of Earth. Typically, they measure... View Article
As per the law of Fossil Succession, the types of plants and animals found as fossils with time, undergo changes. When the same kinds of fossils... View Article
Although there are several ways for the formation of fossils, most are formed with the death of animals or plants in a watery ambience and its... View Article
In most cells, DNA is stored in the nucleus - small compartments in the cell. A small portion of DNA can also be seen in mitochondria. Visit... View Article
New proteins cannot be synthesized in the absence of DNA, likewise new DNA cannot be synthesized in the absence of proteins. Learn more at... View Article
As a result of the ordering in the biosynthetic pathways, RNA is considered to have led up to DNA. In DNA, the ribonucleotides (building blocks... View Article
A pair of homologous chromosomes come from mother and father by the fusion of an egg and sperm. Gametes contain half the number of chromosomes... View Article
Human females have 22 pairs of autosomes and a pair of sex chromosomes. Females have two X chromosomes (XX). Further reading: Polygenic... View Article
