Definition of Allelism

1. the state of possessing alleles [n -S]

Medical Definition of Allelism

1. The state held in common by alleles. Synonym: allelomorphism. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Allelism

allegretto
allegrettos
allegrissimo
allegro
allegro con spirito
allegro ma non troppo
allegro non troppo
allegros
allel
allele
alleles
allelic
allelic exclusion
allelic gene
allelically
allelism (current term)
allelisms
allelocatalysis
allelocatalytic
allelochemical
allelochemicals
allelomorph
allelomorphic
allelomorphism
allelomorphisms
allelomorphs
allelopathic
allelopathies
allelopathy
allelotaxis

Literary usage of Allelism

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Exploring the Borderlands: Documents of the Committee on Common Problems of by Joe Cain (2004)
"The ideal test of homologous or parallel loci is by direct crosses and study of hybrids for [18|19] evidence of allelism in what appear to be identical or ..."

2. Transposable Elements in Plants: Sponsored CRIS/ICAR Projects and Bibliography by Andrew Kalinski (1995)
"Genetic analyses identified 20 instances of allelism between one of the novel mutations and a previously described dek mutation, or between new dek ..."

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