Allotype may refer to: * In zoological nomenclature, a designated paratype that is a specimen of the opposite sex to the holotype * In biology, a variant protein sequence that is genetically determined, particularly: ** In immunology, an

immunoglobulin allotype The word allotype comes from two Greek roots, ''allo'' meaning 'other or differing from the norm' and ''typos'' meaning 'mark'. In immunology, allotype is an Antibody, immunoglobulin variation (in addition to Isotype (immunology), isotypic variatio ...

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