What is an allele?

Another name for a chromosome.

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A genetic condition.

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A pair of genes that code for a certain characteristic.

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A pair of strand in a chromosome.

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Solution

The correct option is A A pair of genes that code for a certain characteristic.
Alleles are different forms of a gene. They can be dominant or recessive. These genes are unit of inheritance which code of a specific characteristic in an organism.

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Select the statement that describes the characteristics of genes.

(1) Proteins are never coded by DNA.

(2) Self-replicating materials are present in all living organisms as the main constituent of their genetic material.

(3) In an individual of a particular species, a specific gene is located on a particular chromosome.

(4) One chromosome can code one protein.

......................... chromosomes are chromosomes that contains alleles for different genes.

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