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allele

This is a technical term used primarily in biology and genetics. In everyday conversation, people might use the word "version" of a gene, but "allele" is the precise scientific term. It is a countable noun, meaning you can have one allele or multiple alleles.

💬Trò chuyện

🎬Tuesday afternoon, Sarah is on her third coffee break while David is trying to sound intellectual via Slack.

David Smith

Just read that my eye color is a recessive allele. Pretty wild, right?

Sarah

Cool. I'm currently drowning in those slide decks you sent over.

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David is attempting to share a 'fun fact' to seem interesting, while Sarah uses the phrasal verb 'drowning in' to express that she is overwhelmed by an excessive amount of work.

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noun

One of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome.

"The plant possesses a dominant allele for purple flowers and a recessive allele for white flowers."

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