allotype English

Meaning allotype meaning

What does allotype mean?

allotype noun

— (zoology, taxonomy) A designated paratype of a species (or lower-order taxon) that is the opposite sex of the holotype.

— (biochemistry) A genetically determined variant of the amino acid sequence of a protein.

— the allele of the antibody chains found in an individual

Synonyms allotype synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as allotype?

allotype English » English

non-conventional type

heteromorphosis