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ALLELOMORPH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(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
Example:
some alleles are dominant over others
Synonyms:
allele; allelomorph
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("allelomorph" is a kind of...):
cistron; factor; gene ((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)
Domain category:
genetic science; genetics (the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "allelomorph"):
dominant; dominant allele (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)