haplotype
Sign in to savethumb|363px|DNA molecule 1 differs from DNA molecule 2 at a single base-pair location (a C/A polymorphism). A haplotype (haploid genotype) is a group of alleles in an organism that are inherited together from a single parent.
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10 sectionsContents
- Haplotype resolution
- Gametic phase
- Y-DNA haplotypes from genealogical DNA tests
- UEP results (SNP results)
- Y-STR haplotypes
- Diversity
- History
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|363px|DNA molecule 1 differs from DNA molecule 2 at a single base-pair location (a C/A polymorphism). A haplotype (haploid genotype) is a group of alleles in an organism that are inherited together from a single parent.
Many organisms contain genetic material (DNA) which is inherited from two parents. Normally these organisms have their DNA organized in two sets of pairwise similar chromosomes. The offspring gets one chromosome in each pair from each parent. A set of pairs of chromosomes is called diploid and a set of only one half of each pair is called haploid. The haploid genotype (haplotype) is a genotype that considers the singular chromosomes rather than the pairs of chromosomes. It can be all the chromosomes from one of the parents or a minor part of a chromosome, for example a sequence of 9000 base pairs or a small set of alleles.