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Allele - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Allele : (noun)
1: 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]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Allele : Allele: An alternative form of a gene. One of the different forms of a chromosome ). Also one of the different forms of any segment of a chromosome.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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