Definition of Allele in Genetics
Difference between allele and gene. The founder of the field of genetics Gregor Mendel was a friar who studied peas. Multiple Allele Easy Science Science Flashcards Flashcards 7th Grade Science It is the dominant gene. . Although he did not know it at the time these two colors. Dominant refers to the relationship between two versions of a gene. Gene is the structural unit of the chromosome which carries heredity from one generation to another. The effect of the other allele called recessive is masked. An allele is specific variation of a gene. An individual inherits two alleles one from each parent for any given genomic location where such variation exists. Alleles are important for the variations in which the trait can be expressed. One of the traits that he studied was flower color. In a dominantrecessive relationship between two alleles the recessive alleles effects are masked by the more dramatic effec...