Rainbows are light from the Sun, separated into its colors. Each color in the rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet) has a different wavelength. Red is the longest, blue the shortest. When we see the Sun at sunrise or sunset, when it is low in the sky, it may appear yellow, orange, or red.
A gene is a stretch of DNA or RNA that determines a certain trait. Genes mutate and can take two or more alternative forms; an allele is one of these forms of a gene. For example, the gene for eye color has several variations (alleles) such as an allele for blue eye color or an allele for brown eyes.An allele is found at a fixed spot on a chromosome. Chromosomes occur in pairs so organisms have two alleles for each gene â one allele in each chromosome in the pair.hese coded chains lead to âtraitsâ in an individual, such as eye color and blood type. A gene is the basic unit of heredity. An allele is a variation of a gene. Genes come in many different forms, or alleles, that lead to the encoding of different RNA chains and, therefore, different traits.
1 one of two or more alternative forms of a gene that occupy corresponding loci on homologous chromosomes. Each allele encodes a phenotypic feature or a certain inherited characteristic. An individual normally has two alleles for each gene, one contributed by the mother and one by the father.ne of two or more alternative forms of a gene at the same site or locus in each of a pair of chromosomes, which determine alternative characters in inheritance. Called also allelomorph. blank allele. an allele which produces an antigen which cannot be detected. null allele. see silent allele (below).