Meanings
nounallozyme (plural allozymes)
plural allozymes
- biochemistryEither form of an enzyme specified by an allelic gene.
Near-synonyms: isoenzyme, isozyme
1 more example
[…] suggesting the two are different stages of the same species. The identity of the two species is further suggested by allozyme analysis […]
1997, “Hydrothermal Vent Fauna”, in Advances in Marine Biology: The Biogeography of the Oceans, page 111
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Translations
Italian allozima
- allozimaeither form of an enzyme specified by an allelic gene
Portuguese alozima, aloenzima
- alozimaeither form of an enzyme specified by an allelic gene
- aloenzimaeither form of an enzyme specified by an allelic gene
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allozyme. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allozyme
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“allozyme.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allozyme. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “allozyme,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allozyme.
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