It is usually collected by the plaintiff in the presence of his or her personal injury attorney. At this stage, depending on how much the settlement amount is or on the existing contract between him and the personal injury attorney, the personal injury attorney will deduct his share.
allele. [ÉlÄlâ²]. 1 one of two or more alternative forms of a gene that occupy corresponding loci on homologous chromosomes. Each allele encodes a phenotypic feature or a certain inherited characteristic. An individual normally has two alleles for each gene, one contributed by the mother and one by the father.
When the alleles of a pair are heterozygous, one may be dominant and the other recessive. The dominant allele is expressed and the recessive allele is masked. This is an example of complete dominance.llele-A Genetics Definition. An allele is one of two or more versions of a gene. An individual inherits two alleles for each gene, one from each parent.