Question

When gametes unite during fertilization, the resulting zygote inherits two of what for each gene, one from each parent?

Answer 1

alleles

When gametes unite during fertilization, the resulting zygote inherits two alleles for each gene. One allele comes from each parent. The alleles an individual inherits make up the individuals genotype . The two alleles may be the same or different. As shown in Table below , an organism with two alleles of the same type   BB or bb   is called a homozygote . An organism with two different alleles   Bb   is called a heterozygote . This results in three possible genotypes.