Meanings
noundeligotype (plural deligotypes)
plural deligotypes
- biologyA form of polymorphism in the repeat units of DNA
Origin
- Latindēligere“to choose, select, pick out”
- Englishdeligotype
From Latin dēligere (“to choose, select, pick out”) + -o- (“connecting vowel”) + type.
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deligotype. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deligotype
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