The various forms of any one gene are called
A)homologous.
B)homozygous.
C)heterozygous.
D)autosomes.
E)alleles.

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The various forms of any one gene are called alleles. Homologous refers to chromosomes that are paired during meiosis, homozygous refers to an organism having two identical alleles for a particular gene, heterozygous refers to an organism having two different alleles for a particular gene, and autosomes refer to non-sex chromosomes.

The Various Forms of Any One Gene Are Called