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Principles Of Inheritance And Variation

Question
CBSEENBI12000214

Differentiate gene and allele.

Solution

Difference between gene and allele

Gene are the units of inheritance capable of transmitting genetic information and expressing the a particular trait in an organism. 

whereas

Allele (allelomorphs) refers to the alternate form of a gene pair present on the same loci in the homologous chromosome. They are slightly different forms of the same gene.