heteroallelic

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adjective

Of or pertaining to heteroalleles

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

adjectiveheteroallelic (comparative more heteroallelic, superlative most heteroallelic)

comparative more heteroallelic · superlative most heteroallelic

  1. Of or pertaining to heteroalleles

Origin

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

From hetero- + allelic.

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Translations

Irish heitrea-ailléileach
  • heitrea-ailléileachof or pertaining to heteroalleles
Cite this entry
APA

heteroallelic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heteroallelic

MLA

“heteroallelic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heteroallelic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heteroallelic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heteroallelic.

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