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al·lele

(ə-lēl′)

Any of the alternative forms of a gene or other homologous DNA sequence. Also called allelomorph.

[German Allel, short for Allelomorph, allelomorph, from English allelomorph.]

al·le′lic (ə-lē′lĭk, ə-lĕl′ĭk) adj.

al·le′lism n.

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Adj.

allelic - of or relating to alleles

allelomorphic

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A three-locus epistatic model of vernalization sensitivity has been proposed by Takahashi and Yasuda [8], which then was reduced to two-locus epistatic model on the ground that allelic variations in VRN-H3 locus is limited [9].

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Among the topics are solid-phase reactions of polymer-bound arenesulfonates with aryl Grignard reagents, resin-to-resin transfer reactions through Sonogashira coupling, polyaniline-immobilized palladium for Suzuki-Miyuaura coupling reactions in water, solid-phase reactions of resin-supported boronic acids, and the palladium-catalyzed solid-phase synthesis of allelic amines.