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Word: Allele
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1920s: abbreviation of allelomorph
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈaliːl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
each of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome.
Short Definition:each of two or more alternative forms of gene that arise by mutation and are found at same place on chromosome
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