multiple alleles
pl n (Biology) three or more alternative forms of a particular gene existing in a population
multiple allelism n
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mul′tiple alleles′
n. a series of three or more alternative or allelic forms of a gene, only two of which can exist in any normal, diploid individual.
[1935–40]
mul′tiple allel′ism, n.
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