Definition of allelomorphs Allelomorphs

We found 3 definitions of allelomorphs from 2 different sources.

What does allelomorphs mean?

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Noun
allelomorph - (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"
		allele
		cistron, gene, factor (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity; "genes were formerly called factors"
		genetic science, genetics the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
		dominant allele, dominant an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different