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"Allele" Definition

noun

One member of a pair or series of genes that occupy a specific position on a specific chromosome.

Source: American Heritage Dictionary

Any of the alternative forms of a gene that may occur at a given locus.

Source: Merriam-Webster

Either of a pair of alternative Mendelian characters (as smooth and wrinkled seed in the pea).

Source: Merriam-Webster

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