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An allele is a version of a gene, for instance a gene that determines hair colour may have an allele for blonde hair and an allele for dark hair. We all have two copies of each gene because we inherit two...

The writer’s depiction of Silver as a foil to the novel’s thematic backdrop of duty and honour prevents the reader from being able to see him as possessing any sense of morality. Jim compares Silver to a ...