allele

noun
/ˈæl.iːl/UK/əˈliːl/US

Etymology

Borrowed from German Allel, shortened from Allelomorph, from English allelomorph. Ultimately from the Ancient Greek ἀλλήλων (allḗlōn) from ἄλλος (állos, “other”).

  1. derived from ἀλλήλων
  2. derived from allelomorph
  3. borrowed from Allel

Definitions

  1. One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or…

    One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus, on a chromosome.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at allele. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at allele. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at allele

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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