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HETEROALLELE [2 records]

Record 1 2012-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
DEF

One of several mutations that differ from the normal protein by mutations at different base pairs. Mutations at the same site are called homoalleles.

OBS

Heteroallelic gene: synonym not frequently used.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
DEF

Chacun de deux ou plusieurs allèles qui correspondent à des mutations intervenues en des sites différents du même cistron et qui peuvent donc donner lieu à des recombinaisons intracistroniques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Genética
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Record 2 2003-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
CONT

Close-linked alleles ... which have similar phenotypic effect but can nevertheless still recombine with each other, have been named "pseudoalleles".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
CONT

Il y a donc possibilité de recombinaison entre deux gènes qui gouvernent le même caractère; [ces gènes] sont dits "hétéroallèles" (ou pseudoallèles).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Genética
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