[ 'ali:l ]
■ noun Genetics each of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a homologous chromosome.
Derivatives
allelic adjective
Origin
1930s: from Ger. Allel , abbrev. of allelomorph .
[ 'ali:l ]
■ noun Genetics each of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a homologous chromosome.
Derivatives
allelic adjective
Origin
1930s: from Ger. Allel , abbrev. of allelomorph .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004