5. What are alleles of a gene?

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Diploid individuals have paired
. For example in humans
are 23 pairs of
totaling 46 chromosomes. Each
comprehends homologous
chromosomes, one from
the father and from the mother,
both them containing information
related the production of the
proteins (with the exception the sex
chromosomes, which partially
heterologous). So in diploid
individual itis said each gene has
two , one in each chromosome
the homologous pair.