allotypic

Variant of allotype

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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