allele

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Walum, a PhD student, said that men with two copies of the allele had a greater risk of marital discord than men with one copy, and that men with one copy of the allele were at more risk of such discord than men with no copies.

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  1. noun One member of a pair or series of genes that occupy a specific position on a specific chromosome.

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  • RNAi abrogated the effects of the ft15 allele, suggesting that this allele is likely a gain-of-function mutation in sgk-1 (unpublished data). —  PLoS Biology: New Articles
  • Walum, a PhD student, said that men with two copies of the allele had a greater risk of marital discord than men with one copy, and that men with one copy of the allele were at more risk of such discord than men with no copies. —  seMissourian.com Headlines
  • Walum, a doctoral student, said that men with two copies of the allele had a greater risk of marital discord than men with one copy, and that men with one copy of the allele were at more risk of such discord than men with no copies. —  The Seattle Times
  • To construct the hht2-S57P allele, a 1. 9-kb SmaI-EcoRI fragment containing —  PLoS Biology: New Articles
  • (ResPlex II Panel v 2.0) and a molecular diagnostic assay in the EU to type the HLA-B*5701 allele, a genetic variation in the Human Leucocyte Antigen (HLA) system, causing adverse reactions in AIDS patients. —  News
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  1. German Allel, short for Allelomorph, allelomorph, from English allelomorph.
 

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