Which of the following best describes the relationship between a gene and an allele?
A: An allele is a variant of a gene.
B: A gene is a variant of an allele.
C: A gene is always recessive to an allele.
D: crossed out

Question

Which of the following best describes the relationship between a gene and an allele?
A: An allele is a variant of a gene.
B: A gene is a variant of an allele.
C: A gene is always recessive to an allele.
D: crossed out

kianna0098 · Answer

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aaronq · Answer

have you looked up their definitions?

aaronq · Answer

by "their", i mean, "gene" and "allele"

alones · Answer

what a hint

biologicalscience · Answer

alleles are variants of a gene
so let us say that there is a gene responsible for eye color
an allele would be that will express blue eyes and another allele would express brown eyes 
therefore, by definition an allele is a variant of a gene.