Hypernym

noun

(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

Pertainym (pertains to noun)

allelic 1

adjective

of or relating to alleles

Domain_of_synset_-_TOPIC

genetics 1

noun

the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms

allele 1

noundomain: body part

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

(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

Examples

1.some alleles are dominant over others

Synonyms

allelomorph 1
(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

Derivationally related form

allelic 1

adjective

of or relating to alleles

Hyponym

dominant allele 1

noun

an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different

recessive allele 1

noun

an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical

Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC

genetics 1

noun

the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms