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Allele   Listen
noun
allele  n.  
1.
One of two or more alternative forms of a gene that can have the same place on homologous chromosomes and are responsible for alternative traits.
Synonyms: allelomorph
2.
Either of a pair of Mendelian characters that may occur in an organism as a consequence of variation at one gene locus.





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Words linked to "Allele" :   gene, cistron, factor, dominant allele, genetic science, dominant, allelomorph


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