Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
haplotype

haplotype

4 9.9
A group of gene versions inherited together from one parent
  • noun
  • /ˈhæp.ləˌtaɪp/
  • Specialized
translation icon : haplotipo
  • Because haplotypes shared between populations are strong evidence for recent migrations, haplotype networks are powerful tools to highlight such processes.
  • HLA haplotypes
  • J1b1a1 haplotype
  • haplotype diversity

And so we don't really understand why a haplotype is, is a way of cataloguing the association.

Examples

  • However, a difference in their base haplotypes shows that their common ancestor lived 4,800 years before present.

    Blog text (11)

  • Therefore, unique haplotypes (DNA sequences) are transmitted from mothers to their offspring.

    Academic text (2011)

  • There are more than 30 issues of Proceedings, each packed with 200 pages of haplotype calculations.

    Blog text (11)

  • So here are our primary outcomes using the single SNP analysis of these are haplotype tag SNPs.

  • The J1b1a1 haplotype was shared with three Poles, three Russians, one Spaniard, and one Italian.

    Academic text (2016)

  • A group of haplotypes of very high frequency (9-11) was easily identified.

    Academic text (2016)

  • Regardless of the ethnicity or the geographic region, these PV-associated haplotypes were distributed similarly between different populations.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Two major haplotypes susceptible to PV were detected, i.e., DRw12-DQw7 and DRw6-DQw5.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The DR and DQ molecular alleles positively associated with PV were of the two different haplotypes: DRB1*0402/DQB1*0302 and DRB1*1401/DQB1*0503.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Geneticists study various haplotypes to understand inheritance patterns across generations.

Synonyms

linkage group
vshaplotype
  • Specialized
1 7.2

A group of genes on the same chromosome that parents often pass together to their children

is a specific set of parental alleles inherited together from one parent

Surface Forms

haplotype singular
haplotypes plural

Morphology

haplotype = haplo + type (semi-transparent) = haplo + type

The components 'haplo' and 'type' are clear, but the specific genetic meaning is specialized and not immediately obvious.

Etymology

Haplotype comes from the parts haplo- meaning 'single' and type meaning 'form'. So a haplotype is like a 'single form' of DNA — a set of gene versions that are inherited together from one parent, which is why it helps show family patterns.