Biology GCSE
Alleles
What Alleles means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Each gene may have different forms, and these different versions of the same gene give rise to variations in a characteristic.
Different versions of a gene, and different combinations of alleles produce variation within a population.
Topics that use Alleles
- Evidence for evolution (AQA GCSE)
- Genetic inheritance (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Allele notation
- Antibiotic resistance
- Chromosome
- direct proportion
- Dominant allele
- Evidence for evolution
- Fossil record
- Gene
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