Term: 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
Candidate hypernym: gene: (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity → 1
Candidate hypernym: seeker: someone making a search or inquiry → 0
Candidate hypernym: recoil: the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired → 0
Candidate hypernym: drill master: a noncommissioned officer who instructs recruits in military marching and discipline → 0
Candidate hypernym: ruralist: an advocate of rural living → 0
Candidate hypernym: pallone: an Italian game similar to tennis → 0
Candidate hypernym: archaeornithes: primitive reptile-like fossil birds of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous → 0
Candidate hypernym: downhill: a ski race down a trail → 0
Candidate hypernym: tiger salamander: widely distributed brown or black North American salamander with vertical yellowish blotches → 0
Candidate hypernym: four: the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one → 0
Candidate hypernym: cytochrome c: the most abundant and stable cytochrome; involved in energy transfer → 0