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Keywords: Alleles, Locus, Gene, Diploid, Trait

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A series of more than two mutational forms at a given locus.

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a condition in which more than two alleles exist for a characteristic; one example is A, B, AB, and O blood types.

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The alleles of a gene which has more than two.

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One or two or more pairs of genes that act together to produce a specific trait.

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More than two possible alleles at a locus.

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A condition in which a particular gene occurs in three or more allelic forms in a population of organisms.

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The different alternative forms of a gene that has more than two alleles.

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Set of three or more alleles. Only two of the set will be present in a diploid organism

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