| NOUN | body | allelomorph, allele | (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 |
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| 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. | |
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| Synonym | allele | |
| 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 |
| 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 | allelomorphic | of or relating to alleles |
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