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Allele

An allele is a variant of the sequence of nucleotides at a particular location, or locus, on a DNA molecule.

AlleleGeneDominanceMendelian inheritanceGenome-wide association studyDNANatural selectionChromosomeGene expression

At a glance

Type
information
Disciplines 2
BiologyGenetics
Mental models 0
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Role in the graph
Cross-disciplinary bridge
reaches 4 discipline lenses

Key signals

Cross-disciplinary reach
Disciplines
2
  • Biology
  • Genetics
Evidence & development

Dependencies

What this concept builds on and what it makes possible — derived from the atlas’s dependency, causal and structural relations, not from every related edge.

Enables · leads to

Mendelian inheritancedepends onAlleleEstablished

Open Mendelian inheritance →

Mendelian inheritance depends on allele.

Mechanism: Mendelian inheritance depends on alleles: offspring inherit one allele of each gene from each parent, and their combination sets the trait.

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System context

Alleleis aGeneEstablished

Open Gene →

allele is a kind of Gene.

Mechanism: An allele is one of the alternative versions of a gene — e.g. the blue vs brown eye variant.

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Dominanceis part ofAlleleEstablished

Open Dominance →

dominance is part of allele.

Mechanism: Dominance describes how two alleles interact: a dominant allele masks a recessive one, so its trait shows even in a single copy.

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Structural role & consequence

Interpreted from the current atlas graph — what the connections mean, not just how many there are.

  • Currently dark in the atlas: no key date stored · 4 of 4 of its relations lack claim-level evidence.

    atlas representation · Describes the current Thinking OS representation, not the state of the world.

  • Structural neighbourhood: 4 → 15 → 61 concepts reachable within 3 hops.

    structural · Structural reach — being reachable is not the same as being understood.

  • All 4 of its relationships stay within its own discipline — a field-specific concept in the current atlas.

    structural · Structural graph analysis — not a claim of importance, causation or history.

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cross-field
4 within-field, 0 cross-field

0 of 4 relations carry evidence · concept has a verified source

Strengths & constraints

Constraints

  • Evidence coverage currently thin in the atlas — few of its relationships carry claim-level evidence. atlas representation
  • No dated history stored — the atlas records no key date for this concept. atlas representation

Conditions

  • Read structurally — most of its relationships carry no external evidence yet, so claims here are graph-derived. structural

Dependency radial

What this concept builds on (left) and what it makes possible (right) — derived from dependency and causal relations.

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What builds on this

1 concept build on this directly, 1 in total, across 2 disciplines.

BiologyGenetics

Structural downstream reach along dependency edges — not a claim of historical necessity.

Seen through each discipline

How this concept sits in each of its fields — derived from its real connections in the graph, not asserted.

Biology

Through this lens it connects to Mendelian inheritance and Dominance.

Allele through the Biology lens →

Genetics

Through this lens it connects to Gene, Mendelian inheritance, Genome-wide association study and Dominance.

Allele through the Genetics lens →

Concepts that look related but are not yet connected here — candidates for a connection to reason about, not established links.

The scientific picture
  • Connects 4 other ideas across 2 disciplines.
  • A cross-disciplinary bridge — its connections reach into 4 other fields.
  • Most of its connections are of the “Kind & structure” kind.

Derived from the graph’s real structure — observations, not a score.

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