Relate Genes to Trait Inheritance Practice Test

A student says, “Alleles are the same thing as genes.” Which response best corrects the student using an example such as eye color (B = brown, b = blue)?

A gene is a segment of DNA that contains instructions for making a protein. In pea plants, a height gene has two alleles: tall (T) and short (t), where T is dominant over t. Which statement best connects genotype to phenotype for this trait?