HOW TO PRONOUNCE
allele
/əˈliːl/
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uh-LEEL: give the last syllable the stress.
The ending rhymes with “feel.” The opening a is light, and the written final e does not add a third syllable.
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“The diagram shows how an allele can pass between generations.”
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Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗What does allele mean?
noun
- One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus, on a chromosome.
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IPA pronunciation
/əˈliːl/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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