allele
Meaning
Noun
- One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus, on a chromosome.
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Origin
- Borrowed from German Allel, shortened from Allelomorph, from English allelomorph. Ultimately from the Ancient Greek prefix ἀλληλ- from ἄλλος.
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