Allele Synonyms

ə-lēl
(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
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. allelomorph

Words Related to Allele

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Allele Sentence Examples

  • To be affected by the disease, which shows autosomal recessive inheritance, a baby must inherit a mutant allele from each parent.

  • In 5/6 patients the wild-type allele was lost in the tumor samples, suggesting a causal role for the mutations in RCC.

  • Allele frequencies are used where parental genotypes are missing.

  • Model-based linkage disequilibrium unit (LDU) maps appear robust to marker density and consistently influenced by marker allele frequency.

  • Here the recessive allele produces the ordinary blue, also called English blue or American blue.

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