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hypervariable
adjective hy·per·var·i·able \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
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First Known Use of HYPERVARIABLE
1970
Medical Dictionary
hypervariable
adjective hy·per·vari·able \-ˈver-ē-ə-bəl, -ˈvar-\
Medical Definition of HYPERVARIABLE
: relating to or being any of the relatively short polypeptide chain segments in the variable region of an antibody light chain or heavy chain that are extremely variable in the sequence of their amino acid residues and that determine the conformation and specificity of the site which recognizes and combines with an antigen; also : relating to, containing, or being a highly variable nucleotide sequence
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