What is allele?

Question

please give the proper meaning of allele. I would be thankful to answerers

Answer 1

I will do you one better and give you several:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=define%3A+allele

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Answer 2

Any one of two or more alternative forms of a gene that may occur alternatively at a given site on a chromosome.

Alleles may occur in pairs, or there may be multiple alleles affecting the expression of a particular trait. If paired alleles are the same, the organism is said to be homozygous for that trait; if they are different, the organism is heterozygous. A dominant allele will override the traits of a recessive allele in a heterozygous pairing. In some traits, alleles may be codominant (i.e., neither acts as dominant or recessive). An individual cannot possess more than two alleles for a given trait. All genetic traits are the result of the interactions of alleles.

Answer 3

one of a number of viable DNA codings occupying a given locus (position) on a chromosome. Usually alleles are DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) sequences that code for a gene, but sometimes the term is used to refer to a non-gene sequence. An individual's genotype for that gene is the set of alleles it happens to possess. In a diploid organism, one that has two copies of each chromosome, two alleles make up the individual's genotype. The word came from Greek αλληλος = "each other".

Answer 4

Definition:
[noun] one of two alternate forms of a gene that can have the same locus on homologous chromosomes and are responsible for alternative traits; "some alleles are dominant over others"

Answer 5

contain a person's genotype and determines their traits

Answer 6

try this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allele