alēle
See also: alēlē
Latvian
editEtymology
editOriginally a shortened form (cf. English allele, from allelomorph), ultimately from the Ancient Greek prefix άλληλ-, from ἄλλος (állos, “other”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
editalēle f (5th declension)
- (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
Declension
editDeclension of alēle (5th declension)