allele (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *allele*:
NOUN	body	allele, allelomorph	(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

allele > pronunciation
Sounds	ahleh'liy
Rhymes	ably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy...

English > *allele*: 1 sense > noun 1, body
Meaning	(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.
Example	"some alleles are dominant over others"
Synonym	allelomorph
Category	genetics, genetic science	The branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
Narrower	dominant allele, dominant	An allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different
Narrower	recessive allele, recessive	An allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical
Broader	gene, cistron, factor	(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain
Spanish	alelomorfo, alelo, allelomorph
Catalan	al·lel, al·lelomorf, allelomorph
Adjectives	allelic	of or relating to alleles

HyperDic: allele