isotype

English

Etymology

From iso- +‎ type.

Noun

isotype (plural isotypes)

1. (immunology) A marker corresponding to an antigen found in all members of a subclass of a specific class of immunoglobulins
2. (botany, taxonomy) A duplicate specimen of the holotype, from the same genetic individual.

Derived terms

• isotyped
• phosphoisotype
• subisotype

Translations

A duplicate of holotype

Galician: isotipo (gl) Japanese: アイソタイプ (aisotaipu) Latin: isotypus m Polish: izotyp m

Further reading

• isotype on Wikipedia.Wikipedia