nonallelic

adjective non·al·le·lic \ˌnän-ə-ˈlē-lik, -ˈle-\

Definition of NONALLELIC

: not behaving as alleles toward one another <nonallelic genes>

1945

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adjective non·al·le·lic \ˌnän-ə-ˈlē-lik, -ˈlel-ik\

: not behaving as alleles toward one another <nonallelic genes>

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