ALLELE — 6 letter word
allele
The word allele has 6 letters: A, L, L, E, L, E. It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. As a noun, it means "(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".
6 letter word "allele": A L L E L E — noun
Scrabble score: 6 Words With Friends score: 9
Letter analysis of allele
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| L | 3 | Consonant | 1 |
| E | 2 | Vowel | 1 |
3 vowels, 3 consonants, 3 unique letters
Definition of allele
noun
- (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: allelomorph
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