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"some alleles are dominant over others"noun(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
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Definition that contains allele
- carrier (genetics) an organism that possesses a recessive gene whose effect is masked by a dominant allele; the associated trait is not apparent but can be passed on to offspring
- dominant an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different
- dominant (of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar
- segregation (genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes
- dominance the organic phenomenon in which one of a pair of alleles present in a genotype is expressed in the phenotype and the other allele of the pair is not
- recessive an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical
- recessive (of genes) producing its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical
- allelomorphic of or relating to alleles
- recessive allele an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical
- genetic constitution the particular alleles at specified loci present in an organism