units of inheritance usually occurring at specific locations, or loci, on a chromosome. Physically, a gene is a sequence of DNA bases that specify the order of amino acids in an entire protein or, in some cases, a portion of a protein.
The English and French term odalisque (rarely odalique) derives from the Turkish 'oda', meaning chamber; thus an odalisque originally meant a chamber girl or attendant.
also al`leâ¢gorâ²ic, of the nature of or containing allegory; figurative: an allegorical poem. allÄgoricus allÄgorikos; allÄgorikÃ³s see, -allegory) + -ic al ]. 1`alâ¢leâ²gorâ¢iâ¢cal, ly. adv