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Word entry · 6 letters

allele

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"Gene variant"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈæl.iːl/Part of speech nounSorted aeelllStarts with AEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
1A2L3L4E5L6E

Definitions

  1. One version of a gene at a particular location.

Word origin

Borrowed from German Allel, shortened from Allelomorph, from English allelomorph. Ultimately from the Ancient Greek ἀλλήλων (allḗlōn, “each other”) from ἄλλος (állos, “other”).

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