NEET BIOLOGY

GENETICS AND EVOLUTION

GENETIC BASIS OF INHERITANCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A different form or variety of a gene is also known as:
A
allele
B
homozygous
C
recessive
D
dominant
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -"Allele” is the word that we use to describe the alternative form or versions of a gene. People inherit one allele for each autosomal gene from each parent, and we tend to lump the alleles into categories. Typically, we call them either normal or wild-type alleles, or abnormal, or mutant alleles.

Detailed explanation-2: -An allele is a variant form of a gene. Some genes have a variety of different forms, which are located at the same position, or genetic locus, on a chromosome. Humans are called diploid organisms because they have two alleles at each genetic locus, with one allele inherited from each parent.

Detailed explanation-3: -allele, also called allelomorph, any one of two or more genes that may occur alternatively at a given site (locus) on a chromosome. Alleles may occur in pairs, or there may be multiple alleles affecting the expression (phenotype) of a particular trait.

Detailed explanation-4: -Alleles are different versions of a gene, which vary according to the nucleotide base present at a particular genome location. An individual’s combination of alleles is known as their genotype.

Detailed explanation-5: -Different versions of a gene are called alleles. Alleles are described as either dominant or recessive depending on their associated traits.

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