Select the statement that best describes the difference between a gene and an allele

A) Genes code for a single protein or a single trait while an allele can code for many traits or many proteins.
B) Genes follow Mendelian patterns of inheritance while alleles follow non-Mendelian patterns of inheritance.
C) Alleles are found on chromosomes while genes are independent.
D) Genes express a specific trait while alleles are variations of a particular gene that result in the variation we see in a genetic individual trait.


D

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