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2. Noun. (immunology) An immunoglobulin allotype is the allele of the antibody chains found in the individual. ¹

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Definition of Allotype

1. a type of antibody [n -S] - See also: antibody

Medical Definition of Allotype

1. Products of one or more alleles that can be detected as inherited variants of a particular molecule. Usually the usage is restricted to those immunoglobulins that can be separately detected antigenically. In humans light chain allotypes are known as Km (Inv) allotypes and heavy chain allotypes as Gm allotypes. See: idiotype. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (22 Feb 2008)

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Literary usage of Allotype

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences by California Academy of Sciences (1920)
"This specimen may be made the allotype. Female. ... allotype, 9 (No. 721), Bubbs Creek Canon, Kings River, Fresno County, California, altitude 9700 feet, ..."

2. I. A Further Study of Variation in the Gopher-snakes of Western North by John Van Denburgh (1920)
"This specimen may be made the allotype. Female.—Length, 16 mm.; wing, 2.4 mm. ... allotype in the collection of the California Academy of Sciences. ..."

3. A New Genus and Species of Grasshopper from California by Morgan Hebard (1920)
"This specimen may be made the allotype. Female.—Length, 16 mm.; wing, 2.4 mm. ... allotype in the collection of the California Academy of Sciences. ..."

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