allellic
Allelic refers to a characteristic or feature related to alleles. Alleles are alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome. For example, the gene for eye color has alleles that determine whether a person has brown, blue, or green eyes. When describing an organism, an allelic trait would be one that is influenced by these different forms of genes.
In genetics, the term allelic is often used when discussing the genetic makeup of an individual or
The study of allelic frequencies within a population is fundamental to population genetics. Changes in allelic