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alleles

The correct spelling is alleles.

How to pronounce alleles

noun

Say it like: All-ele-s

The correct spelling is alleles. One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus, on a chromosome.

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noun

  1. 1.One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus, on a chromosome.

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