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An '''allele''' is one version of one member of a set of genes that accounts for variations in genetically inherited characteristics.
An '''allele''' is one version of one member of a set of genes that accounts for variations in genetically inherited characteristics.
[[Image:punnet square.JPG|right|thumb|350px|{{#ifexist:Template:punnet square.JPG/credit|{{punnet square.JPG/credit}}<br/>|}}A punnet square shows all possible combinations of alleles in offspring that result from an AA parent and an aa parent.]]

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An allele is one version of one member of a set of genes that accounts for variations in genetically inherited characteristics.

File:Punnet square.JPG
A punnet square shows all possible combinations of alleles in offspring that result from an AA parent and an aa parent.