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allotype

[ al-uh-tahyp ]
/ ˈæl əˌtaɪp /
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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.
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Origin of allotype

1915–20; allo- + type; in immunological sense, probably back formation from allotypy<French allotypie, coined in 1956

OTHER WORDS FROM allotype

al·lo·typ·ic [al-uh-tip-ik], /ˌæl əˈtɪp ɪk/, adjectiveal·lo·typ·i·cal·ly, adverbal·lo·typ·y [al-uh-tahy-pee], /ˈæl əˌtaɪ pi/, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for allotype

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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