Associations to the word «Haplotype»

Wiktionary

HAPLOTYPE, noun. (genetics) A group of alleles that are transmitted together.
HAPLOTYPE, verb. (genetics) To characterize with respect to haplotype.

Dictionary definition

HAPLOTYPE, noun. (genetics) a combination of alleles (for different genes) that are located closely together on the same chromosome and that tend to be inherited together.

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne