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allozyme

allozyme noun: either form of an enzyme specified by an allelic gene.

Noun

allozyme (plural allozymes)

  1. Either form of an enzyme specified by an allelic gene.
    • Near-synonyms: isoenzyme, isozyme
    • […] suggesting the two are different stages of the same species. The identity of the two species is further suggested by allozyme analysis […]1997, “Hydrothermal Vent Fauna”, in Advances in Marine Biology: The Biogeography of the Oceans, page 111
    Synonyms:
    isoenzyme, isozyme

Synonyms of allozyme

Forms of allozyme

pluralallozymes

Words formed from allozyme

Questions about allozyme

What does allozyme mean?
Allozyme means either form of an enzyme specified by an allelic gene.
What part of speech is allozyme?
Allozyme is a noun.
What is the plural of allozyme?
The plural of allozyme is allozymes.

Words near allozyme in the dictionary

  1. alloylike
  2. alloys
  3. allozygosity
  4. allozygous
  5. allozymatic
  6. allozyme
  7. allozymes
  8. allozymic
  9. allozymically
  10. allperfect
  11. Allphin

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