The allele frequency represents the incidence of a gene variant in a population. Alleles are variant forms of a gene that are located at the same position, or genetic locus, on a chromosome.

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Genes come in different varieties, called alleles. Somatic cells contain two alleles for every gene, with one allele provided by each parent of an organism. Often, it is impossible to determine ...

This gene makes people sensitive to some bitter chemicals, such as phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) and propylthiouracil (PROP).

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Heterozygous Describes an individual who has inherited two different alleles of the same gene from their parents Homozygous Describes an individual who has inherited the same allele for a gene ...

1 Homozygous for allele r rr Wrinkled 2 Homozygous for allele R RR Round Plants 2 and 3 both have the same phenotype even though they have different genotypes. This is because the effect of allele ...