Allele

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. One member of a pair or series of genes that occupy a specific position on a specific chromosome.
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  • n. One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position on a chromosome.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n.
  • n. one of two or more alternative forms of a gene that can have the same place on homologous chromosomes and are responsible for alternative traits.
  • n. either of a pair of Mendelian characters that may occur in an organism as a consequence of variation at one gene locus.
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  • n. (genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Gene    cistron    factor   
    Hyponym
    recessive    recessive allele    dominant    dominant allele   
    Form
    allele frequency   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    allelomorph   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Delhi    Ellie    Kelley    Kelli    Kellie   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    genotype    phenotype    epitope    bullosa    theology   
     
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