allelic
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- allelically adverb
- multi-allelic adjective
Example Sentences
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MSL2, as revealed, may just be one example of such an allelic regulator, suggesting the existence of other factors performing similar roles.
From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2023
For the allelic series in rabbits, the wild-type allele may supply a given dosage of fur pigment, whereas the mutants supply a lesser dosage or none at all.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Make and justify a claim regarding the effect of allelic variation on the stability of the guppy population.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Colours are arbitrary and only allelic gene pairs are represented.
From Nature • Aug. 21, 2013
Genes are represented with letters, and dashed lines connect allelic gene pairs.
From Nature • Aug. 21, 2013
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