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haplotype

[ hap-luh-tahyp ]
/ ˈhæp ləˌtaɪp /

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.

Nearby words

  1. haplopia,
  2. haplorhine,
  3. haploscope,
  4. haplosis,
  5. haplostemonous,
  6. haply,
  7. happen,
  8. happen by,
  9. happen on,
  10. happen-so

Origin of haplotype

First recorded in 1965–70;haplo- + type
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British Dictionary definitions for haplotype

haplotype

/ (ˈhæpləʊˌtaɪp) /

noun

a set of alleles inherited by an individual from a single parent
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Medicine definitions for haplotype

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.
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