alēle

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Latvian

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Etymology

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Originally 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

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alēle f (5th declension)

  1. (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 dažādībualleles are the diverse alternative forms of a gene that determine variation in phenotypical characteristics
    katrā hromosomā ir tikai viena attiecīgā gēna alēlein every chromosome there is only one allele of a given gene

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