alel

See also: alél and alël

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch allele, from German Allel, shortened from Allelomorph, from English allelomorph, from Ancient Greek, prefix ἀλληλ- (allēl-), from ἄλλος (állos, “other”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.lɛl/
  • Rhymes: -lɛl
  • Hyphenation: a‧lel

Noun

alel (plural alel-alel)

  1. (genetics) allele: one of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus, on a chromosome

Derived terms

  • alel amorf
  • alel bisu
  • alel ganda
  • alel hipermorf
  • alel hipomorf
  • alel neomorf
  • alel netral
  • alel nul
  • alel tetra

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