allele

1. (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 (synset 105445361)
   "some alleles are dominant over others"
   referred to in: genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
   is a type of: cistron, factor, gene - (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
   subtypes:

   • dominant, dominant allele - an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different
   • recessive, recessive allele - an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical
   same as: allelomorph

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