multiallelism

English

Etymology

multi- +‎ allele +‎ -ism

Noun

multiallelism (uncountable)

1. The presence of multiple alleles at the same locus
   • 2015 July 10, “Parentage Reconstruction in Eucalyptus nitens Using SNPs and Microsatellite Markers: A Comparative Analysis of Marker Data Power and Robustness”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     This was due to their high multiallelism that translates in high polymorphic information content (PIC) [11 ] and heterozygosity.