allelomorph

noun

al·​le·​lo·​morph ə-ˈlē-lə-ˌmȯrf  -ˈle-lə- 

plural allelomorphs

: allele:

a

: any of the alternative forms of a gene that may occur at a given locus (see locus sense 3)

b

: either of a pair of alternative Mendelian characters (see character entry 1 sense 1c(2)) (such as smooth and wrinkled seed in the pea)

allelomorphic

ə-ˌlē-lə-ˈmȯr-fik 

-ˌle-lə-

adjective

allelomorphism

ə-ˈlē-lə-ˌmȯr-ˌfi-zəm 

-ˈle-lə-

noun

Word History

Etymology

allelo- + -morph

Note: The term was introduced by the English biologist William Bateson (1861-1926) in Mendel's Principles of Heredity: A Defence (Cambridge, 1902), p. 27.

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

allelomorph

noun

al·​le·​lo·​morph ə-ˈlel-ə-ˌmȯrf  -ˈlē-lə- 

: allele

allelomorphic

ə-ˌlel-ə-ˈmȯr-fīk  -ˌlē-lə- 

adjective

allelomorphism

ə-ˈlel-ə-ˌmȯr-ˌfīz-əm  -ˈlē-lə- 

noun