ALLELE


Meaning of ALLELE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈlēl ]

noun

Etymology: German Allel, short for Allelomorph

Date: 1928

1. : any of the alternative forms of a gene that may occur at a given locus

2. : either of a pair of alternative Mendelian characters (as smooth and wrinkled seed in the pea)

• al·le·lic -ˈlē-lik, -ˈle- adjective

• al·lel·ism -ˈlē-ˌli-zəm, -ˈle- noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.