Haplotype
(Science: genetics) The set, made up of one allele of each gene, comprising the genotype.
also used to refer to the set of alleles on one chromosome or a part of a chromosome, i.e. One set of alleles of linked genes. Its main current usage is in connection with the linked genes of the major histocompatibility complex.
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