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Allelomorph
Al-le′lo-morph
,Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] of one another + Gr.
μορφή
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; same as
– allele
, 2. Allelomorphs which under certain circumstances are themselves compound are called hypallelomorphs
. See Mendel’s law
. Al-leˊlo-mor′phic
(#)
, Adj.
Definition 2024
allelomorph
allelomorph
English
Noun
allelomorph (plural allelomorphs)
- (genetics) one of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position on a chromosome
Synonyms
Translations
allele — see allele