Allelomorph and Gene

Allelomorph noun - (genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character.

Gene and allelomorph are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Gene" instead a noun "Allelomorph".

Gene 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.

Allelomorph and gene are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Allelomorph" with "Gene", this nouns are similar.

Nearby Words: genetic, genetics, genetically, genet