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polyallelism

polyallelism noun: the presence of multiple alleles at a genetic locus.

Noun

polyallelism (uncountable)

  1. The presence of multiple alleles at a genetic locus

Origin of polyallelism

From poly- + allele + -ism.

Questions about polyallelism

What does polyallelism mean?
Polyallelism means the presence of multiple alleles at a genetic locus.
What part of speech is polyallelism?
Polyallelism is a noun.

Words near polyallelism in the dictionary

  1. polyalkylation
  2. polyalkylations
  3. polyalkylimide
  4. polyalkylimides
  5. polyallelic
  6. polyallelism
  7. polyallergic
  8. polyallergies
  9. polyallergy
  10. polyallomer
  11. polyallomers

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