haplotype

haplotype definition - medical

hap·lo·type (hăpˈlə-tīpˌ)

noun
  1. 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.
  2. The antigenic phenotype determined by closely linked genes inherited as a unit from one parent.

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