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Allelomorph

Allelomorph Meaning & Definition
Allelomorph Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Allelomorph?

[n] one of two alternate forms of a gene that can have the same locus on homologous chromosomes and are responsible for alternative traits; "some alleles are dominant over others"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Allelomorph: allele

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See Also | factor | gene

Allelomorph In Webster's Dictionary

\Al*le"lo*morph\, n. [Gr. ? of one another + Gr. ? form.] (Biol.) One of the pure unit characters commonly existing singly or in pairs in the germ cells of Mendelian hybrids, and exhibited in varying proportion among the organisms themselves. Allelomorphs which under certain circumstances are themselves compound are called {hypallelomorphs}. See {Mendel's law}. -- {Al*le`lo*mor"phic}, a. As we know that the several unit characters are of such a nature that any one of them is capable of independently displacing or being displaced by one or more alternative characters taken singly, we may recognize this fact by naming such characters allelomorphs. --Bateson.

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