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Author Info: , Thomson Gale, Detroit, Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence, 1998

Aliele

One of a pair of genes.

Genes are arranged in pairs, and each pair influences a specific trait. Alieles are the pairs of genes that control or determine specific traits, such as hair color.

See also Genetics

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