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Sveta_85 [38]
3 years ago
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How do a chromosome, a gene, and an allele differ? How are they similar?

Biology
1 answer:
umka2103 [35]3 years ago
8 0

Answer: A gene is a sequence of nucleotides in DNA or RNA that encodes the synthesis of a gene product, either RNA or protein. A chromosome is a long DNA molecule with part or all of the genetic material of an organism. A allele is one 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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