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intra-allelic

intra-allelic adjective: such that one allele affects the expression of another allele in the same gene locus.

Adjective

intra-allelic (comparative more intra-allelic, superlative most intra-allelic)

  1. Such that one allele affects the expression of another allele in the same gene locus.

Forms of intra-allelic

comparativemore intra-allelic
superlativemost intra-allelic

Origin of intra-allelic

From intra- + allelic.

Questions about intra-allelic

What does intra-allelic mean?
Intra-allelic means such that one allele affects the expression of another allele in the same gene locus.
What part of speech is intra-allelic?
Intra-allelic is an adjective.

Words near intra-allelic in the dictionary

  1. intra aural
  2. intra legem
  3. intra vires
  4. intra-
  5. intra-abdominal
  6. intra-allelic
  7. intra-alveolar
  8. intra-aortic
  9. intra-archipelagic
  10. intra-articular
  11. intra-articularly

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