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Pregunta 25

Which description of alleles is correct?

  1. Different versions of the same geneRespuesta correcta
  2. Two different genes on one chromosome
  3. Two whole chromosomes of a pair
  4. Two copies of one chromosome

Explicación

Alleles are the alternatives available at one place on the chromosome pair, so they are forms of a single gene rather than separate genes. Two different genes do different jobs and never compete for the same position, which is what makes them genes and not alleles of one another.

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