Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

allelic

/əˈliːlɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.02 in modern English

Syllables: al-lel-ic
IPA: /əˈliːlɪk/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to alleles.

adj

Of or pertaining to alleles of the same gene.

Etymology

Etymology tree English allele Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English allelic From allele + -ic.

Derived Forms

allelically allelicity biallelic diallelic epiallelic hemiallelic heteroallelic homoallelic interallelic isoallelic monoallelic multiallelic

Phrases

intra-allelic

Synonyms

allelomorphic

Rhymes With

relic psychedelic angelic selleck sellick melick mellick elick stehlik kastelic

Questions

How do you pronounce allelic?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈliːlɪk/.
What does allelic mean?: Of or pertaining to alleles.
Where does allelic come from?: Etymology tree English allele Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English allelic From allele + -ic.

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