When gametes unite during fertilization, the resulting zygote inherits two of what for each gene, one from each parent?
molecules
chromosomes
genomes
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 individual’s 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.