multiple allele
noun Genetics.
any one of a series of three or more alternative or allelic forms of a gene, only two of which can exist in any normal, diploid individual.
Origin of multiple allele
First recorded in 1935–40
OTHER WORDS FROM multiple allele
multiple allelism, nounWords nearby multiple allele
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multiple birth,
multiple cropping,
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multiple factor
British Dictionary definitions for multiple alleles
multiple alleles
pl n
three or more alternative forms of a particular gene existing in a population