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How to say: alleles
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Alleles
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alleles
US accent
/ɐlˈiːlz/
UK accent
/ɐlˈiːlz/
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Definition
Definition — (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
e.g. “some alleles are dominant over others”