How is it possible that one bacterium does not have alleles?

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Kris Babic · Answer 1 · 2022-12-03T13:48:00+0000

Because prokaryotes only have one chromosome, so they generally only have one allele for a particular gene. Many eukaryotes have 2 sets of chromosomes and thus 2 alleles of each gene, which may be the same or different. For example in humans, we have 46 chromosomes or 23 pair.

How is it possible that one bacterium does not have alleles?

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