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Allele

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An allele is a variant of a single gene, inherited at a particular genetic locus; it is a particular sequence of nucleotides, coding for messenger RNA (see also dominant/recessive).

Like genes, alleles are usually symbolized by alphabetic letters. For instance, two alleles at the genetic locus under consideration are designated as A and a , where the capital letter is dominant.

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