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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024al•lo•type (al′ə tīp′),USA pronunciation n. - Biologya type specimen of the sex opposite to that of the holotype.
- Immunologyan antibody of a given class having certain molecular sites shared by only some members of a species and therefore acting as an antigen to other members of the same species.
- French allotypie, coined in 1956
- in immunological sense, probably back formation from allotypy 1915–20; allo- + type
al•lo•typ•ic (al′ə tip′ik),USA pronunciation adj. al′lo•typ′i•cal•ly, adv. al•lo•typ•y (al′ə tī′pē),USA pronunciation n. |