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recessive allele vs allelomorph

allelomorph vs recessive allele

recessive allele and allelomorph both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
recessive allele Yes No No No
allelomorph Yes No No No
As nouns, allelomorph is a hypernym of recessive allele; that is, allelomorph is a word with a broader meaning than recessive allele:
  • recessive allele: an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical
  • 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
Other hypernyms of recessive allele include allele.
recessive allele (noun) allelomorph (noun)
an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical (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
Difference between recessive allele and allelomorph

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