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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).
Alleles are alternative versions of genes that account for variations in inherited characters. 2. For each characteristic, an organism inherits two alleles, one from each parent. The alleles can be the same or different. A homozygous genotype has identical alleles. A heterozygous genotype has two different alleles.