three or more alternative forms of a particular gene existing in a population
Derived forms
multiple allelism
noun
multiple alleles in American English
plural noun
Genetics
a series of three or more alternative or allelic forms of a gene, only two of whichcan exist in any normal, diploid individual
Derived forms
multiple allelism
Word origin
[1935–40]
Examples of 'multiple alleles' in a sentence
multiple alleles
Multiple alleles of gliadin-coding loci are well-known genetic markers of common wheat genotypes.
Novosljska-Dragovič Aleksandra, Fisenko A., Knežević Desimir 2005, 'Dynamics of genetic variation at gliadin-coding loci in bread wheat cultivars developedin small grains research center (Kragujevac) during last 35 years', Selekcija i Semenarstvohttp://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0354-5881/2005/0354-58810504051N.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We found no evidence of gene-gene interaction, and the risks of multiple alleles were consistent with a multiplicative model.
Michael N Weedon, Mark I McCarthy, Graham Hitman, Mark Walker, Christopher J Groves,Eleftheria Zeggini, N William Rayner, Beverley Shields, Katharine R Owen, Andrew THattersley, Timothy M Frayling 2006, 'Combining information from common type 2 diabetes risk polymorphisms improves diseaseprediction.', PLoS Medicinehttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1584415?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)