heteroallele

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noun

Any of several alternative forms of a gene that differ at different mutation sites.

OriginEnglish allele ← Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros) ← Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros →
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Meanings

nounheteroallele (plural heteroalleles)

plural heteroalleles

  1. biologyAny of several alternative forms of a gene that differ at different mutation sites.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sḿ̥teros
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hə́teros
  4. Ancient Greekἕτερος (héteros)
  5. Englishhetero-
  6. Englishallele
  7. Englishheteroallele

From hetero- + allele.

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APA

heteroallele. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heteroallele

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“heteroallele.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heteroallele. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heteroallele,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heteroallele.

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