AlleleWordNet Explorer
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(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
(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different
an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical