Mom contributes a blue eye gene whereas dad contributes a brown eye gene. The pair is called
A) chromosomes.
B) an allele.
C) a genome.
D) a linkage.
E) genes.

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The blue and brown eye genes are different versions of the same gene, called an allele. When two different alleles are present in an individual, it is called heterozygous, meaning two different versions of the same gene exist at the same locus on the two homologous chromosomes.

Mom Contributes a Blue Eye Gene Whereas Dad Contributes a Brown