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heteroallele

heteroallele noun: any of several alternative forms of a gene that differ at different mutation sites.

Noun

heteroallele (plural heteroalleles)

  1. Any of several alternative forms of a gene that differ at different mutation sites.

Forms of heteroallele

pluralheteroalleles

Origin of heteroallele

From hetero- + allele.

Questions about heteroallele

What does heteroallele mean?
Heteroallele means any of several alternative forms of a gene that differ at different mutation sites.
What part of speech is heteroallele?
Heteroallele is a noun.
What is the plural of heteroallele?
The plural of heteroallele is heteroalleles.

Words near heteroallele in the dictionary

  1. heteroaldehyde
  2. heteroaldehydes
  3. heteroalkene
  4. heteroalkenes
  5. heteroalkyl
  6. heteroallele
  7. heteroalleles
  8. heteroallelic
  9. heteroallelism
  10. heteroallene
  11. heteroallenes

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