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biallelic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables
bial-lel-ic
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to both alleles of a gene (in a heterozygote).

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English allele Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English allelic English biallelic From bi- + allelic.

Derived Forms

biallelically

Frequently Paired Words

biallelism

Questions

What does biallelic mean?
Of or pertaining to both alleles of a gene (in a heterozygote).
Where does biallelic come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English allele Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English allelic English biallelic From bi- + allelic.

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