Definitions for allele
əˈlilal·lele

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1. allele, allelomorphnoun

   (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

   "some alleles are dominant over others"

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1. allelenoun

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

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1. allelenoun

   One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position on a chromosome.

2. Etymology: From Allel, shortened from Allelomorph, from English allelomorph.

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1. Allele

   An allele (UK: , ; US: ; modern formation from Greek ἄλλος állos, "other") is a variation of the same sequence of nucleotides at the same place on a long DNA molecule, as described in leading textbooks on genetics and evolution. "The chromosomal or genomic location of a gene or any other genetic element is called a locus (plural: loci) and alternative DNA sequences at a locus are called alleles."The simplest alleles are single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP), but they can also be insertions and deletions of up to several thousand base pairs.Popular definitions of 'allele' typically refer only to different alleles within genes. For example, the ABO blood grouping is controlled by the ABO gene, which has six common alleles (variants). In population genetics, nearly every living human's phenotype for the ABO gene is some combination of just these six alleles.Most alleles observed result in little or no change in the function of the gene product it codes for. However, sometimes, different alleles can result in different observable phenotypic traits, such as different pigmentation. A notable example of this is Gregor Mendel's discovery that the white and purple flower colors in pea plants were the result of a single gene with two alleles. Nearly all multicellular organisms have two sets of chromosomes at some point in their biological life cycle; that is, they are diploid. In this case, the chromosomes can be paired. Each chromosome in the pair contains the same genes in the same order, and place, along the length of the chromosome. For a given gene, if the two chromosomes contain the same allele, they, and the organism, are homozygous with respect to that gene. If the alleles are different, they, and the organism, are heterozygous with respect to that gene.

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1. allele

   An allele is a variant form of a gene that is found at a specific location on a specific chromosome. Each individual has two alleles for each gene - one inherited from each parent. Alleles contribute to the individual's specific traits, such as eye color, blood type, height and more. They can be dominant or recessive, with dominant alleles typically masking the traits of recessive alleles.

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1. Allele

   An allele, or allel, is one of a number of alternative forms of the same gene or same genetic locus. It is the alternative form of a gene for a character producing different effects. Sometimes, different alleles can result in different observable phenotypic traits, such as different pigmentation. However, many variations at the genetic level result in little or no observable variation. Most multicellular organisms have two sets of chromosomes, that is, they are diploid. These chromosomes are referred to as homologous chromosomes. Diploid organisms have one copy of each gene on each chromosome. If both alleles are the same, they are homozygotes. If the alleles are different, they are heterozygotes. A population or species of organisms typically includes multiple alleles at each locus among various individuals. Allelic variation at a locus is measurable as the number of alleles present, or the proportion of heterozygotes in the population. For example, at the gene locus for the ABO blood type carbohydrate antigens in humans, classical genetics recognizes three alleles, IA, IB, and IO, that determine compatibility of blood transfusions. Any individual has one of six possible genotypes that produce one of four possible phenotypes: "A", "B", "AB" heterozygotes, and ″O″ homozygotes. It is now known that each of the A, B, and O alleles is actually a class of multiple alleles with different DNA sequences that produce proteins with identical properties: more than 70 alleles are known at the ABO locus. An individual with "Type A" blood may be an AO heterozygote, an AA homozygote, or an AA heterozygote with two different ″A″ alleles.

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   The numerical value of allele in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

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   The numerical value of allele in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=allele
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Allele
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allele
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=allele