allele
//əˈliːl//
Noun
alleleSingular
allelesPlural
1
One of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome.
Each person inherits two alleles for every gene, one from each parent.
One of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome.
Each person inherits two alleles for every gene, one from each parent.