Found 3 items, similar to allele.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak) Definition: allele alel
English → English (WordNet) Definition: allele allele n : one of two alternate forms of a gene that can have the same locus on homologous chromosomes and are responsible for alternative traits; “some alleles are dominant over others” [syn: allelomorph]
English → English (gcide) Definition: allele allele \al*lele"\ n. 1. 1 1. one of two or more alternative forms of a gene that can have the same place on homologous chromosomes and are responsible for alternative traits. Syn: allelomorph [WordNet 1.5] 2. either of a pair of Mendelian characters that may occur in an organism as a consequence of variation at one gene locus. [PJC]