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Allele   /əlˈɛli/   Listen
Allele

noun
1.
(genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character.  Synonym: allelomorph.



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Words linked to "Allele" :   genetic science, genetics, recessive, dominant, gene, factor, cistron, allelic


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