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allele
- /ˈæl.iːl/ UK
- /əˈliːl/ US
Rhymes with -iːl
Where it comes from
Borrowed from German Allel, shortened from Allelomorph, from English allelomorph. Ultimately from the Ancient Greek ἀλλήλων (allḗlōn, “each other”) from ἄλλος (állos, “other”).
noun alleles
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One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus, on a chromosome.
Genes are competing directly with their alleles for survival, since their alleles in the gene pool are rivals for their slot on the chromosomes of future generations. Any gene that behaves in such a way as to increase its own survival chances in the gene pool at the expense of its alleles will, by d
Similar: allelomorph
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noun variant of a gene
| Español | alelo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 対立遺伝子 tairitsu idenshi |
| 中文 | 等位基因 děngwèi jīyīn, 對偶基因 /对偶基因 duì'ǒu jīyīn, 基因等位 jīyīn děngwèi |
| Português | alelo |
| Français | allèle |
| Deutsch | Allel |
| Italiano | allele |
| Ελληνικά | αλληλόμορφο γονίδιο allilómorfo gonídio |
| Română | alelă |
| Русский | алле́ль allélʹ |
| العربية | بَدِيل وِرَاثِيّ badīl wirāṯiyy |
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