multiallelism

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noun

The presence of multiple alleles at the same locus

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Meanings

nounmultiallelism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe presence of multiple alleles at the same locus

    This was due to their high multiallelism that translates in high polymorphic information content (PIC) [11 ] and heterozygosity.

    2015 July 10, “Parentage Reconstruction in Eucalyptus nitens Using SNPs and Microsatellite Markers: A Comparative Analysis of Marker Data Power and Robustness”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From multi- + allele + -ism.

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