haplotype

noun

1. Genetics. a combination of closely linked DNA sequences on one chromosome that are often inherited together: By comparing haplotypes of a mother and father with those of a fetus, scientists can study how new genetic changes arise.

noun

1. a set of alleles inherited by an individual from a single parent

n.

1. The set of alleles that determine different antigens but are closely linked on one chromosome and inherited as a unit, providing a distinctive genetic pattern used in histocompatibility testing.
2. The antigenic phenotype determined by closely linked genes inherited as a unit from one parent.