haplotype

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1. haplotype - Noun

2. haplotype - Verb

Meaning

(genetics) a combination of alleles (for different genes) that are located closely together on the same chromosome and that tend to be inherited together

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Another haplotype (w10) was found to be common to the Iberian peninsula and the Balkans. Source: Internet

Briefly there was a resident by surname Patterson on the island. citation In addition, a new haplotype was found that is associated with men of eastern Europe and Russia. Source: Internet

A strong selective sweep results in a region of the genome where the positively selected haplotype (the allele and its neighbours) are in essence the only ones that exist in the population. Source: Internet

The HapMap is a haplotype map of the human genome, "which will describe the common patterns of human DNA sequence variation." citation It catalogs the patterns of small-scale variations in the genome that involve single DNA letters, or bases. Source: Internet

The interface also represents the haplotype blocks from which diploid genome sequence can be inferred and the relation of variants to gene annotations. Source: Internet

These three tests all yielded the same Y-STR haplotype (109 markers) confirming with 100% certainty that the first Emperor of the French belonged to the M34 branch of haplogroup E1b1b. Source: Internet

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