allele

al·lele   (ə-lēl')    n.  One member of a pair or series of genes that occupy a specific position on a specific chromosome. [German Allel, short for Allelomorph, allelomorph, from English allelomorph.] al·le'lic (ə-lē'lĭk, ə-lěl'ĭk) adj., al·le'lism n.

allele [(ul-leel)]

The sequence of nucleotides on a DNA molecule that constitutes the form of a gene at a specific spot or a chromosome. There can be several variations of this sequence, and each of these is called an allele. In the case of the gene for eye color, for example, one allele codes for blue eyes, whereas the other may code for brown eyes.

Main Entry: al·lele
Pronunciation: &-'lE(&)l
Function: noun
1 : any of the alternative forms of a gene that may occur at a given locus
2 : either of a pair of alternative Mendelian characters (as ability versus inability to taste the chemical phenylthiocarbamide) —al·le·lic /-'lE-lik, -'lel-ik/ adjective —al·lel·ism /-'lE(&)l-"iz-&m, -'lel-"iz-/ noun

allele al·lele (ə-lēl')
n.
One member of a pair or series of genes that occupies a specific position on a specific chromosome. Also called allelomorph.

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al·le'lic (ə-lē'lĭk, ə-lěl'ĭk) adj.