Life Science Standard Dictionary. A: Allele. Standard: S7L3a. Explain the role of genes and chromosomes in the process of inheriting a specific trait. An allele is a line on a chromosome that holds traits and contains Genes and DNA. A: Abiotic. Standard: S7L4d.
Update April 5, 2014: At the April 2014 General Conference, the Church announced that there were 83,035 full-time missionaries serving as of December 31, 2013.
A new all-time high! The graph below shows the number of missionaries from 1977 (the first year the Church started reporting the number of missionaries serving) through 2013. This is according to the LDS Church annual statistical reports.