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allelism

allelism noun: the existence of two or more alleles of a gene.

Noun

allelism (countable and uncountable, plural allelisms)

  1. The existence of two or more alleles of a gene

allelism meaning in Tamil

allelism in Tamil

எதிருருவுண்மை

Forms of allelism

pluralallelisms

Origin of allelism

From allele + -ism.

Words formed from allelism

Questions about allelism

What does allelism mean?
Allelism means the existence of two or more alleles of a gene.
What is allelism in Tamil?
Allelism in Tamil is எதிருருவுண்மை. See Allelism meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is allelism?
Allelism is a noun.
What is the plural of allelism?
The plural of allelism is allelisms.

Words near allelism in the dictionary

  1. alleles
  2. allelewise
  3. allelic
  4. allelically
  5. allelicity
  6. allelism
  7. allelisms
  8. allellopathic
  9. allelo-
  10. allelocatalysis
  11. allelocatalytic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: allelism (page history and authors); allelism (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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