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Allotope vs Allotype - What's the difference?

allotope | allotype |

As nouns the difference between allotope and allotype

is that allotope is a region of an antibody with a non-varying structure while allotype is (zoology) a specimen that exemplifies the opposite sex of the holotype.

allotope

English

Noun

(en noun) (wikipedia allotope)
  • A region of an antibody with a non-varying structure.

    • Related terms

    * idiotope

    allotype

    English

    (wikipedia allotype)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (zoology) A specimen that exemplifies the opposite sex of the holotype.
  • (immunology) An immunoglobulin allotype is the allele of the antibody chains found in the individual.