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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Research, Technology, Methods > genetic resources > genome > genes > alleles
Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > natural resources > biological resources > genetic resources > genome > genes > alleles
Fields of Study > genetics > genetic structure > genome > genes > alleles
Preferred Term:

alleles

Definition:
Variant forms of the same gene, occupying the same locus on homologous chromosomes, and governing the variants in production of the same gene product.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
genes
Narrower Concepts:
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • multiple alleles
  • allelomorphs
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/6537
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