"multiallelism" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: multi- + allele + -ism Etymology templates: {{confix|en|multi|allele|ism}} multi- + allele + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} multiallelism (uncountable)
  1. The presence of multiple alleles at the same locus Tags: uncountable

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