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allelism

Variant of allele

noun

either of a pair of genes located at the same position on both members of a pair of chromosomes and conveying characters that are inherited in accordance with Mendelian law

Origin: Ger allel < Gr allēlōn, of one another

Related Forms:

allelic adjective
allelism noun

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