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ISOTYPE [2 records]

Record 1 2003-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Immunology
  • Genetics
DEF

A series of antigens, for example, blood types, common to all members of a species but differentiating classes and subclasses within the species.

OBS

... one gene determines the presence (or absence) of one blood group antigen, which in turn has as part of its structure several different blood groups. This is identical to what occurs in other fields of immunology, where an antigen has many different reactive sites known as determinant groups.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immunologie
  • Génétique
DEF

Structure antigénique des immunoglobulines, constante chez tous les individus de la même espèce.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Inmunología
  • Genética
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Record 2 1977-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
OBS

Said of crystalline substances that have analogous crystal structures and chemical compositions (...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
OBS

Des minéraux ayant la même structure mais contenant des ions suffisamment différents pour qu'ils ne puissent pas se remplacer dans un même bâti sont dits minéraux isotypes.

Spanish

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