Combined Science GCSE
Alleles
What Alleles means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Reference: AQA
Alternative versions of a gene, of which a diploid organism inherits one from each parent.
Different forms of the same gene, such as a black-fur allele and a brown-fur allele.
Topics that use Alleles
- Genetic inheritance (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- allele
- carriers
- Chromosome
- Continuous variation
- diploid
- Direct proportion
- Dominant allele
- Environmental influence on characteristics
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