Question

difine the term alleles​

Answer 1

Pair of genes ( some of these are homozygous or heterozygous genes)

Answer 2

The term alleles means the genes of contrasting expressions of the same basic genetic trait.

• The allele is the abbreviation of ALLELOMORPHS.
• The word allelomorphs introduced by BATESON in 1906.
• Allele always occupy corresponding positions upon homologous chromosomes and can easily mutate one into the other.
• Their fixed position in the chromosomes are called their LOCI.