multiple alleles

noun, Genetics.
1.
a series of three or more alternative or allelic forms of a gene, only two of which can exist in any normal, diploid individual.
Origin
1935-40
Related forms
multiple allelism, noun
British Dictionary definitions for multiple alleles

multiple alleles

plural noun
1.
three or more alternative forms of a particular gene existing in a population
Derived Forms
multiple allelism, noun