Question

Explain the term Alleles.

Answer 1

noun

GENETICS

plural noun: alleles

each of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome.




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Answer 2

Answer:

The pairs of gene which are involved in controlling the same characteristic are called as alleles.

Explanation:

Alleles refer to the sequence in genes which codes for characteristics. Genes have two types of allele namely dominant allele and recessive allele. Those allele whose characters are expressed in called dominant allele.

Those allele whose character is not expressed when they are used along with dominant allele, they are called as recessive allele.