"heteroallele" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: heteroalleles [plural]
Etymology: From hetero- + allele. Etymology templates: {{af|en|hetero-|allele}} hetero- + allele Head templates: {{en-noun}} heteroallele (plural heteroalleles)
  1. (genetics) Any of several alternative forms of a gene that differ at different mutation sites. Categories (topical): Genetics

Inflected forms

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