allele

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noun

(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
- some alleles are dominant over others
• Syn:
allelomorph
• Derivationally related forms:
allelic
• Topics:
genetics, genetic science
• Hypernyms:
gene, cistron, factor
• Hyponyms:
dominant allele, dominant, recessive allele, recessive