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.
Words nearby haplotype
haplopia,
haplorhine,
haploscope,
haplosis,
haplostemonous,
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haply,
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happen by,
happen on,
happen-so
British Dictionary definitions for haplotype
haplotype
/ (ˈhæpləʊˌtaɪp) /
noun
a set of alleles inherited by an individual from a single parent
Medical 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.