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Allele Crossword Clue

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noun

• (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity

29%14Allele that masks the effect of a recessive allele
noun

• an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different

28%5 Alternative allele
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New York Times15 Jul 1995 Down 56
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