Two genes located on different loci but having the same effect in cis and trans positions are called as

Alleles

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Pseudoalleles

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Lethal genes

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is A Alleles
An allele is one of two or more versions of a gene. An individual inherits two alleles for each gene, one from each parent. If the two alleles are the same, the individual is homozygous for that gene. If the alleles are different, the individual is heterozygous.
Thus, the correct answer is option A.

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