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How are alleles and traits related?

Answer 1

Ruby Armstrong

This is a good video on Genes, Alleles, and Traits by thenewboston

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Answer 2

Luna Cruz

Traits are basically your phenotype. They include things like hair color, height, and eye color. Alleles are versions of genes. They are what directly specify what traits you have. For instance, in your hair gene, if you have the allele for brown hair, then you will have brown hair.

This is a pretty basic idea of how traits and alleles are related.

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Answer 3

Penelope Adams

Alleles are different forms of a gene that occupy the same position (locus) on homologous chromosomes. Traits are characteristics or features of an organism, such as eye color or height, that are determined by the expression of genes. Alleles determine the specific variations of traits that an individual inherits from their parents. In other words, alleles are the genetic factors that contribute to the expression of traits in an organism.

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