isoallele

isoallele
One of a number of alleles that can be distinguished only by special analyses.

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iso·al·lele .ī-(.)sō-ə-'lē(ə)l n either of a pair of alleles each of which produces such a similar result that a special test (as combination with another allelic mutant) is needed to distinguish them

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iso·al·lele (i″so-ə-lēlґ) [iso- + allele] an allele that appears phenotypically identical to another, but that can be distinguished at the protein or DNA level.

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  • allele — n. [Gr. allelon, one another] Genes occupying the same locus in homologous chromosomes, that segregate from each other at the reduction division; see dominant allele, pseudoallele, isoallele, recessive allele, multiple allele …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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