allele
IPA: ʌɫˈɛɫi
noun
- (genetics) One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus, on a chromosome.
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Examples of "allele" in Sentences
- Probability and allele frequency.
- Then, and only then it is a null allele.
- This is not part of the concept of 'allele'.
- For a recessive allele in a diploid population, .
- In such cases, both alleles affect the phenotype of the heterozygote.
- With a recessive allele, the phenotype depends upon the other allele.
- Thus we may consider the allele for the 0 blood type as a null allele.
- Thus we may consider the allele for the O blood type as a null allele.
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