Meanings
adjectivetriallelic (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyHaving three different alleles at the same locus
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We excluded sites where the outgroup reference was in disagreement with both the D. yakuba reference and D. yakuba SNPs, as well as triallelic SNPs, sites with reference sequence of ‘N’, or SNPs identified in the VCF for the reference, suggesting inaccuracies in reference assembly or residual heterozygosity in the reference.
2015 July 16, “Tandem Duplications and the Limits of Natural Selection in Drosophila yakuba and Drosophila simulans”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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triallelic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triallelic
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“triallelic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triallelic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “triallelic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triallelic.
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