haplotype
/ˈhap.lə(ʊ).taɪp/
haplotype noun: a haploid genotype: a group of alleles that are transmitted together.
Noun
haplotype (plural haplotypes)
Verb
haplotype (third-person singular simple present haplotypes, present participle haplotyping, simple past and past participle haplotyped)
- To characterize with respect to haplotype
Forms of haplotype
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | haplotypes |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | haplotypes |
| present participle | haplotyping |
| past participle | haplotyped |
| past | haplotyped |
Origin of haplotype
From haplo- + -type.
Words formed from haplotype
Questions about haplotype
- What does haplotype mean?
- Haplotype means a haploid genotype: a group of alleles that are transmitted together.
- What part of speech is haplotype?
- Haplotype can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce haplotype?
- Haplotype is pronounced /ˈhap.lə(ʊ).taɪp/.
- What is the plural of haplotype?
- The plural of haplotype is haplotypes.
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