ALLELIC

allelic, allelomorphic

(adjective) of or relating to alleles

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

allelic (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to alleles.

Of or pertaining to alleles of the same gene.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

27 January 2025

FISSILE

(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”


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Coffee Trivia

Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.

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