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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
One member of a pair or series of genes that occupy a specific position on a specific chromosome.
adj - any of several forms of a gene [n -S] : ALLELIC
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| One member of a pair or series of genes that occupy a specific position on a specific chromosome. |
| each of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome. |
| one of two alternate forms of a gene that can have the same locus on homologous chromosomes and are responsible for alternative traits |
| Each of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome. |
| a gene that is found in one of two or more different forms in the same position in a chromosome, and so produces a particular characteristic that can be different for different people, such as eye colour |
| one of two or more genes ( part of a cell that controls characteristics) that is found in the same position in a chromosome ( cell structure), and so produces a particular characteristic such as eye color |
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An allele () is a variant form of a given gene. Sometimes, different alleles can result in different observable phenotypic traits, such as different pigmentation. A notable example of this trait of color variation is Gregor Mendel's discovery that the white and purple flower colors in pea plants were the result of "pure line" traits which could be used as a control for future experiments. However, most genetic variations result in little or no observable variation. * The word "allele" is a short form of allelomorph ("other form", a word coined by British geneticists William Bateson and Edith Rebecca Saunders), which was used in the early days of genetics to describe variant forms of a gene detected as different phenotypes. It derives from the Greek prefix , allel, meaning "reciprocal", or "each other", which itself is related to the Greek adjective , allos (cognate with Latin alius), meaning "other". * Most multicellular organisms have two sets of chromosomes; that is, they are diploid. Th |