isoallele

isoallele
Multiple similar copies of a gene, usually located at independent positions in the genome, which encode similar gene products and produce the same, or a very similar phenotype.
See: allele

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  • isoallele — n. [Gr. isos, equal; allelon, one another] An allele whose effect can only be distinguished from that of a normal allele by special techniques …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • isoallele — One of a number of alleles that can be distinguished only by special analyses. * * * 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 …   Medical dictionary

  • isoallele — iso·allele …   English syllables

  • isoallele — “+ noun : a member of a pair of alleles each of which produces such a like result as to be indistinguishable by ordinary means …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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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