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allelomorph vs dominant allele

dominant allele vs allelomorph

allelomorph and dominant allele both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
allelomorph Yes No No No
dominant allele Yes No No No
As nouns, dominant allele is a hyponym of allelomorph; that is, dominant allele is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than allelomorph:
  • allelomorph: (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 allelomorph include dominant, recessive, recessive allele.
allelomorph (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 allelomorph and dominant allele

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