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allelomorph

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[uh-lee-luh-mawrf, uh-lel-uh-] / əˈli ləˌmɔrf, əˈlɛl ə- /

noun

  1. allele.


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Etymology

Origin of allelomorph

1900–05; < Greek allēlo- ( see allele) + -morph


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The factor for this eye color is another allelomorph of white.

From A Critique of the Theory of Evolution by Thomas Hunt Morgan

This eye color, which is an allelomorph of white, is also interesting because in the female the color is deeper than in the male.

From A Critique of the Theory of Evolution by Thomas Hunt Morgan

In the blue Andalusian fowls discussed, the white condition in the one parent is the allelomorph of the black condition in the other.

From Being Well-Born An Introduction to Eugenics by Michael F. Guyer

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