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allelomorph vs recessive allele

recessive allele vs allelomorph

allelomorph and recessive allele both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
allelomorph Yes No No No
recessive allele Yes No No No
As nouns, recessive allele is a hyponym of allelomorph; that is, recessive 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
  • recessive allele: an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical
Other hyponyms of allelomorph include dominant, dominant allele, recessive.
allelomorph (noun) recessive 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 its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical
Difference between allelomorph and recessive allele

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