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Why do we have two alleles?


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Alleles:

  1. Alleles are variants of the same gene that are present on a single chromosome.
  2. The majority of organisms including humans are diploid in nature as they possess two alleles for a gene and each allele is inherited from a parent.
  3. The alleles can either be dominant, recessive, or codominant in nature.
  4. The genotype is said to be homozygous if a gene contains two identical alleles while they are said to be heterozygous if the alleles differ.
  5. In a heterozygous genotype, the dominant gene is expressed while the recessive gene is suppressed.

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