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Biology
What Are Phenotype and Genotype?
An allele is ...
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An allele is the
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total number of genes for a trait
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total number of genes on chromosome
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alternative forms of a gene
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alternative forms of a character
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The correct option is
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alternative forms of a gene
Alleles are alternative forms of a gene coding for different phenotypes of the same trait.
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