allelomorph

al·le·lo·morph  (-ll-môrf, -ll-)

n.

An allele.

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[Greek allln, mutually (from allos, other; see al-¹ in Indo-European roots) + -morph.]

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al·lelo·morphic adj.

al·lelo·morphism n.

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Noun

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allelomorph - (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; "some alleles are dominant over others" allele cistron, gene, factor - (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; "genes were formerly called factors" dominant allele, dominant - an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different recessive, recessive allele - an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms