| Text | For each character, an organisms inherits two copies (that is, two alleles) of a gene, one from each parent. |
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| Back Extra | - There are exceptions to this rule in nature - A genetic locus is represented twice in a diploid cell, once on each homolog of a specific pair of chromosomes - Each of the two alleles at a particular locus come from each of the two parents, and therefore, the two alleles can be the same or different |
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