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Serhud [2]
3 years ago
5

1. Explain the difference between genes and alleles.

Biology
1 answer:
vekshin13 years ago
3 0

Answer:

A gene is a portion of DNA that determines a certain trait. An allele is a specific form of a gene. Genes are responsible for the expression of traits. Alleles are responsible for the variations in which a given trait can be expressed.

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