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Isotype vs Lectotype - What's the difference?

isotype | lectotype |

As nouns the difference between isotype and lectotype

is that isotype is (immunology) a marker corresponding to an antigen found in all members of a subclass of a specific class of immunoglobulins while lectotype is (biology) a biological specimen or illustration later selected to serve as definitive type example of a species or subspecies when the original author of the name did not designate a holotype.

isotype

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (immunology) A marker corresponding to an antigen found in all members of a subclass of a specific class of immunoglobulins

    • lectotype

    English

    (wikipedia lectotype)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology) A biological specimen or illustration later selected to serve as definitive type example of a species or subspecies when the original author of the name did not designate a holotype.
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    • Derived terms

    * lectotypic * paralectotype

    See also

    * hapantotype