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Genes which code for a pair of contrasting traits are known as
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Principles of Inheritance and Variation
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Solution:
Genes are the units of inheritance and contain the information that is required to express a particular trait in an organism. Alternating form of a single gene which code for a pair of contrasting traits are known as alleles, i.e., tall and dwarf are alleles determining the height of pea plant.