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What are alleles and where are they found?

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Alleles are a form of a gene and is located in a specific chromosome

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An allele is an alternative form of a gene (in diploids, one member of a pair) that is located at a specific position on a specific chromosome. Diploid organisms, for example, humans, have paired homologous chromosomes in their somatic cells, and these contain two copies of each gene.

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