ALLELE


Meaning of ALLELE in English

[ '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 .

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