01 n. 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.
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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.
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either of a pair of Mendelian characters that may occur in an organism as a consequence of variation at one gene locus.
Syn.
allelomorph