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allotype
[ al-uh-tahyp ]
noun
- Biology. a type specimen of the sex opposite to that of the holotype.
- Immunology. an antibody of a given class having certain molecular sites shared by only some members of a species and therefore acting as an antigen to other members of the same species.
allotype
/ ˈæləˌtaɪp /
noun
- biology an additional type specimen selected because of differences from the original type specimen, such as opposite sex or morphological details
- immunol any of the variant forms of a particular immunoglobulin found among members of the same species
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Other Words From
- al·lo·typ·ic [al-, uh, -, tip, -ik], adjective
- allo·typi·cal·ly adverb
- al·lo·typ·y [al, -, uh, -tahy-pee], noun
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