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- allotypy[allotypy 词源字典]
- "The occurrence of an immunoglobulin or other protein in genetically determined, antigenically distinct forms in different members of the same species", 1950s; earliest use found in Science. From French allotypie from allo- + type + -ie.[allotypy etymology, allotypy origin, 英语词源]
- alphavirus
- "Any member of the genus Alphavirus of antigenically related togaviruses that infect a wide range of mammals, birds, and other vertebrates, are transmitted by mosquitoes (or, rarely, other arthropods), and typically cause either a syndrome of fever, rash, and arthralgia (Old World alphaviruses) or a potentially fatal encephalitis (New World alphaviruses, or equine encephalitis viruses). Also (in form Alphavirus): the genus itself", 1970s. From alpha + virus; compare earlier name Arbovirus group A.