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allele vs dominant allele

dominant allele vs allele

allele and dominant allele both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
allele Yes No No No
dominant allele Yes No No No
As nouns, dominant allele is a hyponym of allele; that is, dominant allele is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than allele:
  • allele: (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
  • dominant allele: an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different
Other hyponyms of allele include dominant, recessive, recessive allele.
allele (noun) dominant allele (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 an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different
Difference between allele and dominant allele

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