/ əˈliːl; NAmE / noun
( biology ) one of two or more possible forms of a gene that are found at the same place on a chromosome
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WORD ORIGIN
1930s: from German Allel , abbreviation of allelomorph (from Greek allēl- one another + morphē form).
/ əˈliːl; NAmE / noun
( biology ) one of two or more possible forms of a gene that are found at the same place on a chromosome
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WORD ORIGIN
1930s: from German Allel , abbreviation of allelomorph (from Greek allēl- one another + morphē form).
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005