Biology Glossary

Allele

In Genetic inheritance, Allele means the specific Unit 4.6 idea used to answer this objective: students must explain that different forms of a gene are called alleles. Keep the term curriculum-specific by applying this boundary: DNA is the molecule; a gene is a functional section of that molecule. Do not use Allele as a vague inheritance word; link it to Reproduction and explain the exact role it plays in AQA GCSE Biology.