DIALLEL

Etymology

Adjective

diallel (not comparable)

(genetics) Involving crosses between several or all possible combinations.

(obsolete) Meeting and intersecting, as lines; not parallel.

Source: Wiktionary


Di"al*lel, a. Etym: [Gr.

Definition: Meeting and intersecting, as lines; not parallel; -- opposed to parallel. [Obs.] Ash.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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