English Explanatory Dictionary

allotype

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A designated paratype of a species (or lower-order taxon) that is the opposite sex of the holotype.
  2. A genetically determined variant of the amino acid sequence of a protein.
  3. An immunoglobulin allotype; the allele of the antibody chains found in an individual.

Word forms

allotype allotypes

Etymology

From allo- + -type.

Related words

allele holotype

Derived words

allotypic allotypical allotypy immunoglobulin allotype isoallotype
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