allotypy
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al·lo·type
(ăl′ə-tīp′)n.
1. Taxonomy A biological specimen that is the opposite sex of a holotype.
2. Immunology Any of several variants in the constant region of a given class or subclass of immunoglobulins that are caused by allelic variation and differ from individual to individual.
al′lo·typ′ic (-tĭp′ĭk) adj.
al′lo·ty′py (-tī′pē) n.
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allotypy
(ˈæləˌtaɪpɪ)n
the condition of being an allotypethe occurrence of allotypes
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