allele
NOUN
/ə'lil/
6 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A
allele is a valid 6-letter word worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1L1L1E1L1E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =6 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 12TRIPLE WORD → 18
MEANING
What does allele mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
(genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character.
“some alleles are dominant over others”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
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