Alternate Forms of a Gene are Called ____

Question

Alternate forms of a gene are called ____.
A) homologues
B) loci
C) alleles
D) homozygous
E) heterozygous

Accepted Answer

Alternate forms of a gene are called alleles. Homologues refer to chromosomes that come in pairs and contain the same genes at the same location. Loci refer to the specific location of a gene on a chromosome. Homozygous refers to having two of the same alleles for a particular gene, while heterozygous refers to having two different alleles for a particular gene.