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Principles of Inheritance and Variation — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYPrinciples of Inheritance and Variation1 Mark
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State a difference between a gene and an allele.
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Answer

Gene contains information that is required to express a particular trait whereas allele are the genes which code for a pair of contrasting traits.

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