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   Al·lele

   /əˈlēl/

   

   noun

   • 1. one of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome.

   Word Origin 1920s: abbreviation of allelomorph.

   Derivatives

   • 1. allelic adjective

   Scrabble Points: 6

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