Definition of Isotype
1. Noun. (immunology) A marker corresponding to an antigen found in all members of a subclass of a specific class of immunoglobulins ¹
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Definition of Isotype
1. a type of diagram [n -S] : ISOTYPIC [adj]
Medical Definition of Isotype
1.
1. Applied to a set of macromolecules sharing some features in common. In immunology isotype describes the class, subclass, light chain type and subtype of an immunoglobulin.
2. Antigenic determinant that is uniquely present in individuals of a single species.
3. A conventionalised method for the graphical display of statistical data.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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