Dental Admissions Test (DAT) Practice Test

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What do alleles represent?

a. Different species of genes
b. Copies of different genes
c. Copies of various chromosomes
d. Different copies of the same gene

The correct answer is: d. Different copies of the same gene

Alleles represent different forms or variations of the same gene. In other words, they are alternative versions of a gene that can cause different traits or characteristics. Therefore, the correct answer is that alleles represent different copies of the same gene. Option A is incorrect because alleles do not represent different species of genes, but rather different versions of the same gene within a species. Option B is not correct as alleles are not copies of different genes, but rather different versions of a single gene. Option C is incorrect because alleles are not copies of various chromosomes; they are specific variations of a single gene located on a chromosome.