allelomorph

al·le·lo·morph

 (ə-lē′lə-môrf′, ə-lĕl′ə-)

n.

1. A distinct phenotype associated with a specific allele.

2. See allele.

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

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al·le′lo·mor′phic adj.

al·le′lo·mor′phism n.

allelomorph

(əˈliːləˌmɔːf)

n

(Genetics) genetics another term for allele

al•lele

(əˈlil)

n.

one of two or more alternative forms of a gene occupying the same position on matching chromosomes: an individual normally has two alleles for each trait, one from either parent.

[1930–35; < German Allel, appar. as shortening of German equivalents of allelomorph or allelomorphic gene]

al•lel•ic (əˈli lɪk, əˈlɛl ɪk) adj.

al•lel′ism, n.

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Noun

1.

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