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Karyotype vs Idiotype - What's the difference?

karyotype | idiotype |

As nouns the difference between karyotype and idiotype

is that karyotype is the observed characteristics (number, type, shape, etc) of the chromosomes of an individual or species while idiotype is a characteristic shared by a group of immunoglobulin or T cell receptor molecules, based on the antigen binding specificity of their variable region.

As a verb karyotype

is to investigate or record such characteristics.

karyotype

Noun

(en noun)
  • (genetics) The observed characteristics (number, type, shape, etc) of the chromosomes of an individual or species.
  • (genetics) A record of such characteristics, usually photographic.
  • (obsolete, genetics) A group of individuals or species that have the same chromosomal characteristics.
  • Derived terms

    * karyotypic

    Verb

    (karyotyp)
  • To investigate or record such characteristics
  • idiotype

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (immunology) A characteristic shared by a group of immunoglobulin or T cell receptor molecules, based on the antigen binding specificity of their variable region
  • * {{quote-journal, 2000, date=March 31, Valerie Kouskoff et al., T Cell-Independent Rescue of B Lymphocytes from Peripheral Immune Tolerance, Science citation
  • , passage=PD mice also lacked serum Ig of 3-83 specificity (3-83 idiotype ). }}
  • * {{quote-journal, 1997, date=October 10, Fotini Papavasiliou et al., V(D)J Recombination in Mature B Cells: A Mechanism for Altering Antibody Responses, Science citation
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    See also

    * (wikipedia "idiotype")