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Webster 1913 Edition


Allelomorph

Al-le′lo-morph

,
Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] of one another + Gr.
μορφή
form.]
(Biol.)
One of the pure unit characters commonly existing singly or in pairs in the germ cells of Mendelian hybrids, and exhibited in varying proportion among the organisms themselves; same as
allele
, 2. Allelomorphs which under certain circumstances are themselves compound are called
hypallelomorphs
. See
Mendel’s law
.
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Al-leˊlo-mor′phic
(#)
,
Adj.