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multiallelism

multiallelism noun: the presence of multiple alleles at the same locus.

Noun

multiallelism (uncountable)

  1. The presence of multiple alleles at the same locus
    • This was due to their high multiallelism that translates in high polymorphic information content (PIC) [11 ] and heterozygosity.2015 July 10, “Parentage Reconstruction in Eucalyptus nitens Using SNPs and Microsatellite Markers: A Comparative Analysis of Marker Data Power and Robustness”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of multiallelism

From multi- + allele + -ism.

Questions about multiallelism

What does multiallelism mean?
Multiallelism means the presence of multiple alleles at the same locus.
What part of speech is multiallelism?
Multiallelism is a noun.

Words near multiallelism in the dictionary

  1. multialgorithm
  2. multialgorithmic
  3. multialgorithms
  4. multialignment
  5. multiallelic
  6. multiallelism
  7. multiallergen
  8. multialphabet
  9. multialphabetic
  10. multialternative
  11. multiamorous

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