Word Type

Noun

The word "allele" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

allele frequency allelewise allelic allelism alloallele allodeterminant epiallele heteroallele homoallele isoallele nonallele pseudoallele suballele

Etymologically Derived From

allelomorph

Context

genetics

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

cistron factor gene

Type Of (IsA)

alternate form of gene gene

Related Terms

allelo allelomorph biallelic diallelic haploallele monoallelic multiple allelism nonallelic

Related Terms

chromosome gene locus

Synonym Network

allelomorph

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