alēle

Originally a shortened form (cf. English allele, from allelomorph), ultimately from the Ancient Greek prefix άλληλ-, from ἄλλος (állos, “other”).

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alēle f (5th declension)

1. (genetics) allele (one of several forms of a gene, occurring in the same position within a chromosome)

   alēles ir dažādas viena gēna alternatīvas formas, kas nosaka pazīmju fenotipisko dažādību ― alleles are the diverse alternative forms of a gene that determine variation in phenotypical characteristics

   katrā hromosomā ir tikai viena attiecīgā gēna alēle ― in every chromosome there is only one allele of a given gene