What is a gene?
Genes and Alleles

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A gene is a segment of DNA that contains the instructions for building a specific protein or set of proteins, which determine traits in an organism.
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What is an allele?
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An allele is a variant form of a gene that can produce different traits. For example, the gene for flower color in pea plants has alleles for purple and white.
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What does homozygous mean?
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Homozygous refers to having two identical alleles for a particular gene, such as PP or pp.
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What does heterozygous mean?
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Heterozygous refers to having two different alleles for a particular gene, such as Pp.
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What is the difference between genotype and phenotype?
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Genotype is the genetic makeup of an organism (the alleles it carries), while phenotype is the observable expression of that genetic makeup (the traits displayed).
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What is a dominant allele?
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A dominant allele is one that expresses its trait even when only one copy is present in the genotype (e.g., P in Pp).
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What is a recessive allele?
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A recessive allele is one that only expresses its trait when two copies are present in the genotype (e.g., pp).
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