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allele , allelomorph

Term: allele abbreviation (shortened form) of,  allelomorph

Origin: Anc Greek
άλλος/αλλος (=other) > αλληλίζω /alilizo (=be with others)
μορφή/morphe(=form, shape) >  μορφάω/morphao(=represent, appear)>
Μορφέας/Morpheus(=the god of dreams who was appeared in dreams in many forms)
Allelomorph literally means "alternative form"; ...

Coined:
By British geneticist Wiliam Bateson (1861-01926)

Definition:
Allelomorphs are alternative forms of a gene occupying the same locus on a chromosome.

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