WAEC Biology 2002 Question 57

Question 57

Mendelian Inheritance

The genes affecting the same trait and are located at the same position on the homologous chromosomes are called

  1. A.autosomes
  2. B.alleles
  3. C.loci
  4. D.chromatids.
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Answer: B (alleles)

Explanation

Alleles are different forms of a gene for the same trait, found at the same place (locus) on a pair of homologous chromosomes.