haplotype

[ hap-luh-tahyp ]

noun
  1. 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

1
First recorded in 1965–70; haplo- + type

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British Dictionary definitions for haplotype

haplotype

/ (ˈhæpləʊˌtaɪp) /


noun
  1. a set of alleles inherited by an individual from a single parent

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