Word: haplotypes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ha
plo
types
Definition: Plural of haplotype; a combination of alleles (for different genes) that are located closely together on the same chromosome and that tend to be inherited together
Morphemes:
Affix: haplo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: haploid; an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἁ-
Language: grc
Decoded: a-
Meaning: one, same
Affix: -πλόος
Language: grc
Decoded: -ploos
Meaning: -fold
Affix: -type
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form words referring to groups of organisms characterized by the presence of a specific feature
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.