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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

Derived forms: alleles

Type of: cistron, factor, gene

Encyclopedia: Allele

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