What it means: Genes contain the instructions for the various proteins that determine traits, such as eye color or blood type. An allele is a specific variant of a gene. Alleles come in pairs, one ...
Every living organism inherits a unique combination of traits, from eye colour and blood type to resistance against certain diseases. These characteristics are determined by genes, but genes ...
In Mendelian inheritance patterns, you receive one version of a gene, called an allele, from each parent. These alleles can be dominant or recessive. Non-Mendelian genetics don’t completely follow ...
I would think you'd have a better shot in the Observatory. I'm curious what you want to know, though. Before I left school, Bio with a genetics focus was my major. Hmm. Good point on the Observatory.