non-allelic

non--al·lele

N n

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nohn ohb-stahn-te uh-leel]
- /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ əˈlil/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nohn ohb-stahn-te uh-leel]
- /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ əˈlil/

Definition of non-allelic word

noun non-allelic any of several forms of a gene, usually arising through mutation, that are responsible for hereditary variation. 1

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Origin of non-allelic

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

1930-35; < German Allel, apparently as shortening of German equivalents of allelomorph or allelomorphic gene; allelo- < Greek allēlo-, combining form of allḗlōn of/to one another, reciprocally

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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