Etymology

deligotype

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Today it means: A form of polymorphism in the repeat units of DNA Full definition →

Latin dēligere
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  1. Latin · derived fromdēligere“to choose, select, pick out”
  2. English todaydeligotype

From Latin dēligere (“to choose, select, pick out”) + -o- (“connecting vowel”) + type.

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