ALLELE
allele, allelomorph
(noun) (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; “some alleles are dominant over others”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
allele (plural alleles)
(genetics) One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus, on a chromosome.
Synonyms
• allelomorph
Source: Wiktionary
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