Definition of Allele

Noun: allele  u'leel or 'a,leel

1. (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";
   - allelomorph

See also:
allegros
alleles

Anagrams containing the word allele

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