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ALLELIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to alleles

Synonyms:

allelic; allelomorphic

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

allele ((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)

Derivation:

allele ((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)

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 Context examples: 

Certain allelic variants of the MUTYH gene are associated with colorectal cancer.

(MUTYH wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Certain allelic variants of the NOS3 gene are associated with susceptibility to atherosclerosis, pregnancy-induced hypertension, pulmonary hypertension or late-onset Alzheimer's disease.

(NOS3 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

LCK may participate in T-cell activation; p56LCK regulates allelic exclusion at the TCR beta locus.

(Oncogene LCK, NCI Thesaurus)

Allelic deletions of HRAS are correlated with progression and metastasis of carcinomas and sarcomas.

(p21 H-Ras Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

Mutations in the gene produce allelic variants that are associated with meningioma.

(PDGFB wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Certain allelic variants of the NOS1 gene are associated with susceptibility to either infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis or Parkinson's disease.

(NOS1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A certain allelic variant of the NME1 gene is associated with advanced stage neuroblastoma.

(NME1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Certain allelic variants of the NAT2 gene are associated with systemic lupus erythematosus and certain types of cancer such as bladder cancer and colorectal cancer.

(NAT2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Functional mutations in the NBN gene produce allelic variants that are involved in Nijmegen breakage syndrome.

(NBN wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Certain allelic variants of the NDRG1 gene cause Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4D.

(NDRG1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)