allotype

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A designated paratype of a species (or lower-order taxon) that is the opposite sex of the…

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

   • 2007, Ivana Karanovic, Candoninae (Ostracoda) from the Pilbara Region in Western Australia, Koninklijke Brill, page 182, The allotype female has one T2 deformed (fig. 75D), while the other one is normally developed.
2. 2

   A genetically determined variant of the amino acid sequence of a protein.

3. 3

   An immunoglobulin allotype

   An immunoglobulin allotype; the allele of the antibody chains found in an individual.

   • The products of allelic forms of the same gene are known as allotypes. Allotypes are now known for all mouse heavy chains (Stall, 1995). There are no known serologically detectable allotypes of mouse κ chains.
   • Since different individuals of the same species may have different allotypes, these determinants can be used as genetic markers. The most common technique used for allotype determination is hemagglutination-inhibition.

The neighborhood

• neighborallele
• neighborholotype