allotype

(alō tīp′, alə-)

noun

  1. Immunology a genetic variant, esp. an antibody that acts as an antigen when introduced into the bodies of most other individuals of the same species
  2. Taxonomy an animal or plant specimen that shows physical characteristics, usually sexual ones, not shown in the holotype

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See allotype in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A biological specimen that is the opposite sex of a holotype.
  2. Immunology Any of the genetically determined variants in the constant region of a given subclass of immunoglobulin that is detectable as an antigen by members of the same species having a different constant region.

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  • alˌlo·typˈic (-tĭpˈĭk) adjective
  • alˈlo·tyˌpy (-tīˌpē) noun

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