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allele. one of two or more alternative forms of a gene at the same site or locus in each of a pair of chromosomes, which determine alternative characters in inheritance. Called also allelomorph. blank allele. an allele which produces an antigen which cannot be detected. null allele. see silent allele (below).
A genotype consisting of two identical alleles of a gene for a particular trait. homozygous genotype A genotype consisting of two different alleles of a gene for a particular trait. The general term for an allele that is masked in the phenotype by the presence of another allele. The genotype of an individual who is a carrier for a recessive allele that is not expressed in his/her phenotype. The genotype that normally results in the expression of a recessive allele in the phenotype. Offspring that are the result of mating between genetically similar kinds of parents--the opposite of hybrid.