isotype

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English

Etymology

iso- +‎ type

Noun

isotype (plural isotypes)

  1. (immunology) A marker corresponding to an antigen found in all members of a subclass of a specific class of immunoglobulins
  2. (botany, taxonomy) A duplicate specimen of the holotype, from the same genetic individual.

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