allele
/əˈlil/ n [C]Definition
› biology one of two or more genes (= part of a cell that controls characteristics) that is found in the same position in a chromosome (= cell structure), and so produces a particular characteristic such as eye color
(Definition of allele n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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