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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

group, grouping go
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

arrangement go
an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit

ordination, order, ordering go
logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements

series go
similar things placed in order or happening one after another

sequence go
serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern

gene, cistron, factor go
(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain

allele, allelomorph
(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

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dominant allele, dominant go
an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different
recessive allele, recessive go
an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical