Question

Differentiate between allele and gene

Answer 1

The short answer is that an allele is a variant form of a gene. Explained in greater detail, each gene resides at a specific locus (location on a chromosome) in two copies, one copy of the gene inherited from each parent. The copies, however, are not necessarily the same. When the copies of a gene differ from each other, they are known as alleles. A given gene may have multiple different alleles, though only two alleles are present at the gene’s locus in any individual.

Answer 2

GENE:-

*responsible for a particular character

*occurs in pairs

*one portion coming from mummy and another from daddy

*genetic code listed in DNA


ALLELE:-

*particular value of the gene.

* Can be dominant, Co-Dominant,
Incomplete Dominant, Recessive.