How many syllables in allele?

There are 2 syllables in the word allele.

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allele (noun):: any of the alternative forms of a gene that may occur at a given locus (see locus sense 3); (genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character.

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