Haplotype
[hap-luh-tahyp] /ˈhæp ləˌtaɪp/
noun
1.
Genetics. a combination of closely linked DNA sequences on one chromosome that are often inherited together:
By comparing haplotypes of a mother and father with those of a fetus, scientists can study how new genetic changes arise.
/ˈhæpləʊˌtaɪp/
noun
1.
a set of alleles inherited by an individual from a single parent
haplotype hap·lo·type (hāp’lə-tīp’)
n.
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