allele

allele is a 6-letter English word with 1 sense as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: (genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 9 · 1 sense

Definitions

1. noun. (genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character

   "some alleles are dominant over others"

   Synonyms: allelomorph

Synonyms

allelomorph

Common word forms

alleles

Words from these letters

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