Checking saved dictionary data and trusted language sources. This will stop automatically if a source does not respond.
/ˈæl.iːl/ · noun
(genetics) One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus, on a chromosome..
Genes are competing directly with their alleles for survival, since their alleles in the gene pool are rivals for their slot on the chromosomes of future generations. Any gene that behaves in such a way as to increase its own survival chances in the gene pool at the expense of its alleles will, by definition, tautologously, tend to survive.
Plant breeding is always a numbers game.[…]The wild species we use are rich in genetic variation, and individual plants are highly heterozygous and do not breed true. In addition, we are looking for rare alleles, so the more plants we try, the better.
Use allele when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Allele means (genetics) One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus, on a chromosome..
Common synonyms include allelomorph.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Genes are competing directly with their alleles for survival, since their alleles in the gene pool are rivals for their slot on the chromosomes of future generations. Any gene that behaves in such a way as to increase its own survival chances in the gene pool at the expense of its alleles will, by definition, tautologously, tend to survive.
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.