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multiple allele

noun

, Genetics.
  1. any one of a series of three or more alternative or allelic forms of a gene, only two of which can exist in any normal, diploid individual.


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Other Words From

  • multiple allelism noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of multiple allele1

First recorded in 1935–40

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