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Definition of: allelomorph
(ə·lē′lə·môrf, ə·lel′ə-) noun Genetics
In Mendel's law, one of a pair of contrasted characters which become segregated in the formation of reproductive cells. [<Gk. allēlōn of one another + morphē form]
—al·le′lo·mor′·phic adjective
—al·le′ lo·mor′phism noun
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