Multiple Choice
Which term refers to different forms of the same gene?
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21. Population Genetics
Allelic Frequency Changes
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Which term describes an alternative form of a single gene that is passed from generation to generation?
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Chromosome
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Allele
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Genotype
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Locus
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Understand that genes can have different versions or variations that exist at the same position on a chromosome.
Recall that a chromosome is a structure made of DNA that contains many genes, so it is not the term for a variant of a single gene.
Recognize that a genotype refers to the combination of alleles an organism has for a particular gene, not the variant itself.
Know that a locus is the specific physical location of a gene on a chromosome, not the variant form of the gene.
Identify that the term for an alternative form of a single gene passed from generation to generation is an allele.
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