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Noun
- 1. allele, allelomorph, gene, cistron, factor
- usage: (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"
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Definition and meaning of allele (Dictionary)