allele
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
allele \al*lele"\ n.
1. 1
1. 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.
Syn: allelomorph
[WordNet 1.5]
2. either of a pair of Mendelian characters that may occur in
an organism as a consequence of variation at one gene
locus.
[PJC]
Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
allele
n : one of two alternate forms of a gene that can have the same
locus on homologous chromosomes and are responsible for
alternative traits; "some alleles are dominant over
others" [syn: allelomorph]
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