allotype (English, noun)
expansion: allotype (plural allotypes)
Senses:
topics: biology
natural-sciences
taxonomy
zoology
glosses: A designated paratype of a species (or lower-order taxon) that is the opposite sex of the holotype.
topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A genetically determined variant of the amino acid sequence of a protein.
topics: immunology
medicine
sciences
glosses: An immunoglobulin allotype; the allele of the antibody chains found in an individual.
Forms:
form: allotypes
tags: plural