Scelta multipla
In fundamentals of genetics, what term describes a segment of DNA that determines a particular trait?
121
views
1. Introduction to Genetics
Fundamentals of Genetics
Scelta multipla
In fundamentals of genetics, different versions of a gene are known as what?
A
Alleles
B
Phenotypes
C
Chromatids
D
Genomes
Guida verificata passo dopo passo1
Understand the question is asking for the term that describes different versions of a gene.
Recall that a gene is a segment of DNA that codes for a specific trait, but this gene can have variations.
These variations or different forms of the same gene are called 'alleles'.
Phenotypes refer to the observable traits or characteristics resulting from gene expression, not the gene versions themselves.
Chromatids are duplicated chromosomes, and genomes refer to the complete set of genetic material, so neither term fits the description of different gene versions.
Video correlati
Pratica correlata
