1. relating to or involving genes that are not alleles of each other
Usage: genetics; technical

Examples

• The two mutations were found to be nonallelic, located on different chromosomes.
• Nonallelic gene interactions can produce complex inheritance patterns.
• The researchers studied nonallelic homologous recombination in yeast cells.
• Complementation testing revealed that the defects were caused by nonallelic mutations.
• Nonallelic genes can still interact to influence the same trait.
• The study focused on nonallelic genetic variants affecting disease susceptibility.