allele

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allele multiple allele

Main Entry: al·lele
Pronunciation: -l()l
Function: noun
1 : any of the alternative forms of a gene that may occur at a given locus
2 : either of a pair of alternative Mendelian characters (as ability versus inability to taste the chemical phenylthiocarbamide)
- al·le·lic /-l-lik, -lel-ik/ adjective
- al·lel·ism /-l()l-iz-m, -lel-iz-/ noun