Associations to the word «Allele»
Noun
- Hardy
- Cinnamon
- Mouse
- Probe
- Pairing
- Aa
- Sampling
- Variation
- Replication
- Kb
- Tay
- Disease
- Dopamine
- Probability
- Assay
- Carrier
- Onset
- Glossary
- Hypertension
- Pollen
- Sequence
- Enzyme
- Sperm
- Normal
- Gel
- Tumor
- Individual
- Blot
- Rna
- Nomenclature
- Copy
- Receptor
- Saharan
- Diabetes
- Likelihood
- Serotonin
- Insulin
- Protein
- Correlate
- Hybrid
- Cleavage
- Fluctuation
- Germ
- Correlation
- Combination
- Pax
- Plumage
- Expression
- Incidence
- Population
- Reproduction
- Rb
- Diversity
- Transcription
- Risk
Adjective
Wiktionary
ALLELE, noun. (genetics) One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position on a chromosome.
Dictionary definition
ALLELE, noun. (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".
Wise words
Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues,
and can moderate their desires more than their words.