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English noun: allele | |||
| 1. | allele (body) (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 | ||
| Samples | Some alleles are dominant over others. | ||
| Synonyms | allelomorph | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cistron, factor, gene | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dominant, dominant allele, recessive, recessive allele | ||
| Domain category | genetic science, genetics | ||
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