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Where does “multiallelism” come from?

multiallelism (English) comes from English allele, from German Allel, from German Allelomorph, from English allelomorph, from Greek αλληλ-, from Ancient Greek ἄλλος, from Proto-Hellenic áľľos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos.

multiallelism (English): The presence of multiple alleles at the same...

Definitions

  1. The presence of multiple alleles at the same...

Ancestry of “multiallelism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalleleOne of a number of alternative forms of the same...
2GermanAllelallele
3GermanAllelomorph—
4EnglishallelomorphSynonym of allele
5Greekαλληλ-Alternative form of αλληλο-; reciprocal, mutual;...
6Ancient Greekἄλλοςother, another, different, else; in combination...
7Proto-Hellenicáľľosother, another
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—
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