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allelic recognition, recognition allele (s) (noun); allelic recognitions; recognition alleles (pl)
Alleles (genes that are responsible for alternative characteristics) hypothesized to encode the production of a identification cue: In addiction, an allelic recognition can simultaneously identify the cue in others, leading to the discrimination of kin from non-kin.
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