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allelic

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[uh-leel-ik] / əˈlil ɪk /

adjective

  1. Genetics. relating to or being an allele.


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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

Figure 19.2 When populations are in the Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium, the allelic frequency is stable from generation to generation and the distribution of alleles can be determined from the Hardy–Weinberg equation.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

If the allelic frequency measured in the field differs from the predicted value, scientists can make inferences about what evolutionary forces are at play.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

Twenty candidate SSR loci with the greatest in silico allelic diversity were selected for wet laboratory testing on seven individuals from the European Diversity Panel.

From Nature Dec. 25, 2016

Colours are arbitrary and only allelic gene pairs are represented.

From Nature Aug. 21, 2013

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