Match the following:
Column IColumn IIA. Locus1. Genetic makeup of an organism.B. Homozygous2. Both the alleles of a gene are non-identical.C. Heterozygous3. Both the alleles of a gene are identical.D. Phenotype4. Position of gene on chromosome.E. Genotype5. Physical expression of gene.A - 4, B - 3, C - 2, D - 5, E - 1
The position of a gene on the chromosome is called locus. An organism in which both the alleles of a gene are identical is called a homozygote (the condition being homozygous). If the alleles are non-identical, the organism is a heterozygote (heterozygous condition). The physical expression of a gene is called phenotype and the genetic makeup is called genotype.