allele - Similar and Opposite Words

What is another word for allele ?

Here are the synonyms for allele , a list of similar words for allele from our thesaurus that you can use

Noun

(genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character

Synonyms

• allele
• allelomorph

More generic

• cistron
• factor
• gene

More specific

• dominant
• dominant allele
• recessive
• recessive allele

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