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Neotype vs Isotype - What's the difference?

neotype | isotype |

As nouns the difference between neotype and isotype

is that neotype is (biology|mineralogy) a new specimen used to replace a lost holotype while isotype is (immunology) a marker corresponding to an antigen found in all members of a subclass of a specific class of immunoglobulins.

neotype

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biology, mineralogy) A new specimen used to replace a lost 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