haplotype
noun
hap·lo·type
ˈha-plō-ˌtīp 
: a group of alleles of different genes (as of the major histocompatibility complex) on a single chromosome that are closely enough linked to be inherited usually as a unit
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Analysis of ancient and modern human genomes, along with those of our closest relatives, revealed a common haplotype, or group of alleles (different forms of a gene), inherited together from one parent.
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Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
This haplotype has three copies of AMY1 and was present in samples that predated our migration out of Africa.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
Specific combinations of these mutations—called a haplotype—seem to confer a higher risk of developing type 1 diabetes.
—Amanda Gardner, Health, 20 Nov. 2023
In the absence of allelic competitors this variant sweeps up in frequency extremely rapidly, and flanking regions of the genome generate a long haplotype block.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 13 Sep. 2013
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Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
This haplotype has three copies of AMY1 and was present in samples that predated our migration out of Africa.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
Specific combinations of these mutations—called a haplotype—seem to confer a higher risk of developing type 1 diabetes.
—Amanda Gardner, Health, 20 Nov. 2023
In the absence of allelic competitors this variant sweeps up in frequency extremely rapidly, and flanking regions of the genome generate a long haplotype block.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 13 Sep. 2013
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“Haplotype.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/haplotype. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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haplotype
noun
hap·lo·type
-ˌtīp
: a group of alleles of different genes (as of the major histocompatibility complex) on a single chromosome that are closely enough linked to be inherited usually as a unit
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