haplotype

[hap-luh-tahyp]

noun

Genetics. a combination of closely linked DNA sequences on one chromosome that are often inherited together: By comparing haplotypes of a mother and father with those of a fetus, scientists can study how new genetic changes arise.

Origin of haplotype

First recorded in 1965–70;haplo- + type

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British Dictionary definitions for haplotype

haplotype

noun

a set of alleles inherited by an individual from a single parent

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haplotype in Medicine

haplotype

[hăp′lə-tīp′]

n.

The set of alleles that determine different antigens but are closely linked on one chromosome and inherited as a unit, providing a distinctive genetic pattern used in histocompatibility testing.

The antigenic phenotype determined by closely linked genes inherited as a unit from one parent.