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Alternate forms of a gene are called _______. a. alleles b. chromosomes c. gametes d. a phenotype 

          Alternate forms of a gene are called _______.
a.  alleles
b.  chromosomes
c.  gametes
d.  a phenotype

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00:01 This question asked for the term representing the alternative form of genes.
00:05 After this chapter, we should know that genes usually come in alternative forms and they're called alleles.
00:14 And in human, one allele is provided by the father and one is provided by the mother.
00:23 Therefore, the answer for this question is a.
00:27 And for b, heterozygotes is the term describing the situation when the two alleles for the same gene are not identical.
00:44 And that individual will be considered heterozygous for that gene...
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