allele
English
/ˈæ.liː.l/, /əˈ.liː.l/
noun
Definitions
- (genetics) One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus, on a chromosome.
Etymology
Borrowed from German Allel derived from English allelomorph.
Origin
English
allelomorph
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- allelewise English
- allelic English
- allelically English
- allelicity English
- allelism English
- allelomorph English
- alloallele English
- biallelic English
- biallelism English
- epiallele English
- epiallelic English
- haploallele English
- hemiallelic English
- heteroallele English
- heteroallelic English
- homoallele English
- homoallelic English
- intra-allelic English
- isoallele English
- isoallelic English
- monoallelic English
- multiallelic English
- nonallele English
- nonallelic English
- pentallelic English
- polyallelic English
- pseudoallele English
- pseudoallelic English
- pseudoallelism English
- suballele English
- tetraallelic English
- transallelic English
- triallelic English
- uniallelic English
- Allel German
- allelopathisch German
- ἄλλος Ancient Greek
- ailléil Irish
- ailléileach Irish
- ailléileapatach Irish
- heitrea-ailléileach Irish
- allelic
- allelism
- nonallele
- suballele
- isoallele
- biallelic
- epiallele
- isoallelic
- nonallelic
- epiallelic
- allelicity
- biallelism
- uniallelic
- triallelic
- allelewise
- homoallele
- alloallele
- hemiallelic
- homoallelic
- allelomorph
- haploallele
- allelically
- monoallelic
- polyallelic
- pentallelic
- pseudoallele
- tetraallelic
- transallelic
- multiallelic
- heteroallele
- heteroallelic
- pseudoallelic
- intra-allelic
- pseudoallelism