An Allele is best described as:

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stepladder [879]2 years ago

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An allele is best described as the alternative form of a gene.

<h3>What is an allele?</h3>

In genetics or cytology, an allele is one of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus, on a chromosome.

Genes, according to Gregor Mendel, usually comes in pairs e.g. gene coding for height can be denoted by Tt. The allele represent a member of the gene that encodes a particular trait.

Therefore, an allele is best described as the alternative form of a gene.

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