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The 73 pages that link to Allele, each with the reason it gives.

• Autosomal recessive inheritanceNarrower topic: Each parent passes one allele of the relevant autosomal gene to a child.

• Mendelian inheritanceBroader topic: The inheritance rules describe how alternative alleles pass from parents to offspring.

• PharmacogenomicsRelated: Drug-response tests often report which alleles a person carries.

• Autosomal dominant inheritanceNarrower topic: An altered allele is the inherited unit that can cause a dominant condition.

• Gene flowBroader topic: Alleles are the variants transferred when genes move between populations.

• Genetic diversityBroader topic: Different alleles at the same genomic location are a basic form of genetic variation.

• Genetic recombinationNarrower topic: Recombination reshuffles alleles into new combinations without necessarily changing their sequences.

• GeneRelated: Different gene variants can produce different inherited traits.

• GenotypeBroader topic: The alleles present at a locus are the basic units used to describe many genotypes.

• DNA profilingRelated: A profile records the alleles detected at each tested marker.

• Founder effectBroader topic: The founders’ sampled alleles determine which variants enter the new population.

• Sexual reproductionRelated: Offspring inherit allele combinations assembled from both gametes.

• Allele frequencyBroader topic: Allele frequency tracks copies of a specific alternative at a locus.

• Major histocompatibility complexNarrower topic: MHC genes occur in many allelic forms, producing diverse peptide-binding preferences.

• PenetranceRelated: A penetrance estimate usually concerns a genotype defined by particular alleles.

• Linkage disequilibriumNarrower topic: Disequilibrium describes associations among alternative forms at different positions.

• Gregor MendelNarrower topic: Alleles provide the modern vocabulary for Mendel’s inherited factors.

• Inclusive fitnessRelated: Fitness ultimately concerns the transmission of alleles across generations.

• Reproductive isolationNarrower topic: Gene flow moves alleles across population boundaries when reproductive barriers are incomplete.

• Cat coat geneticsNarrower topic: Different alleles at coat-color loci can produce distinct pigments or patterns.

• X-linked inheritanceRelated: An X-linked trait depends on which allele a person inherits.

• Population bottleneckNarrower topic: A bottleneck changes which alleles survive and how common they become.

• Single-nucleotide polymorphismRelated: Different nucleotides at a SNP define alternative alleles.

• DiploidRelated: A diploid cell can carry different alleles on homologous chromosomes.

• Tumor suppressor geneNarrower topic: Tumor suppressor genes often have two alleles whose functions can be lost separately.

• Variable expressivityNarrower topic: The allele involved helps define the genotype whose phenotypic effects vary.

• Genetic linkageRelated: Linked alleles form combinations whose inheritance can be tracked.

• Genotype–phenotype correlationRelated: Alleles distinguish inherited forms that may produce different trait outcomes.

• Genetic variationRelated: Alleles are the alternative sequence forms whose differences make up variation.

• Homologous chromosomesRelated: Homologues can carry different alleles of the same gene.

• HaplotypeRelated: The alleles at multiple locations together distinguish one haplotype from another.

• Hardy–Weinberg principleNarrower topic: Alleles are the variants whose population proportions the principle describes.

• X chromosomeRelated: Different X-linked alleles can produce distinct traits and disease risks.

• GeneticsBroader topic: Alleles provide a basic way to describe inherited differences.

• Molecular evolutionBroader topic: Alleles are the population-level variants whose frequencies evolve.

• Self-incompatibilityRelated: Different S-locus alleles encode distinct recognition specificities.

• X-inactivationRelated: Different parental alleles can be active in different cells of an XX individual.

• X-linked recessive inheritanceNarrower topic: An X-linked variant is an allele whose effects depend on chromosome context.

• Chromosome theory of inheritanceBroader topic: Different alleles occupy corresponding positions on homologous chromosomes.

• Dominance (genetics)Narrower topic: Dominance describes how alternative alleles relate in a heterozygote.

• HeterozygosityNarrower topic: Heterozygosity requires different alleles at the same locus.

• Y chromosomeRelated: A Y-linked allele is usually transmitted along with the surrounding nonrecombining paternal sequence.

• Gene dosageBroader topic: Alleles are gene copies whose sequence differences can modify dosage effects.

• HaploinsufficiencyNarrower topic: Haploinsufficiency concerns the output remaining when one of a gene's two alleles is impaired.

• CYP2D6Related: CYP2D6 alleles differ in function and are used to infer enzyme activity.

• Genetic disorderRelated: An altered allele may cause disease, increase risk, or have no detectable effect.

• Pedigree chartNarrower topic: Alternative alleles can account for differing trait status among relatives.

• Quantitative geneticsNarrower topic: Differences among alleles provide genetic variation underlying trait differences.

• Coalescent theoryNarrower topic: Coalescing lineages are sampled copies of alleles at genetic loci.

• CodominanceNarrower topic: Codominance describes how different alleles at one gene are expressed together.