hypervariable


hy·per·var·i·able

adj \ˌhī-pər-ˈver-ē-ə-bəl\

Definition of HYPERVARIABLE

: relating to or being any of the relatively short extremely variable polypeptide chain segments in the light chain or heavy chain of an antibody; also : relating to, containing, or being a highly variable nucleotide sequence

First Known Use of HYPERVARIABLE

1970

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