Chapter 8, Problem 2LTB

Summary Introduction

To detrmine:

The meaning of the sentence,' a gene has multiple allele'.

Whether a gene can have more than two allele for a single trait.

Introduction:

The allele is the form of a single gene present in an organism. The different combination of the alleles determines the genotype and phenotype of the organism. The allele can be of two types dominant or recessive. The dominant allele has a property to mask the effect of the recessive allele in heterozygote condition.