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SUBCLASS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(biology) a taxonomic category below a class and above an order
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("subclass" is a kind of...):
taxon; taxonomic category; taxonomic group (animal or plant group having natural relations)
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
Context examples:
One of a number human monoclonal antibodies of the immunoglobulin subclass IgG2a directed against melanoma antigens with potential antineoplastic activity.
(Melanoma Monoclonal Antibody hIgG2A, NCI Thesaurus)
A malignant tumor composed of melanocytes that does not fall within the above subclasses of melanoma.
(Other Mouse Melanoma, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)
A coded value specifying the anatomical structure that consists of organs and organ subclasses responsible for certain body functions.
(Performed Observation Result Body System Code, NCI Thesaurus)
An anatomical structure that consists of organs and organ subclasses responsible for certain body functions.
(Organ System, NCI Thesaurus)
A class that provides a certain functionality to be inherited by a subclass, but is not meant to stand alone.
(Mixin, NCI Thesaurus)
Methyltransferase Genes encode Methyltransferases, a subclass of transferase class enzymes that catalyze the transfer of a methyl group from one compound to another.
(Methyltransferase Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
A measurement of the high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol subclass 2 in a biological specimen.
(HDL-Cholesterol Subclass 2 Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
A measurement of the high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol subclass 3 in a biological specimen.
(HDL-Cholesterol Subclass 3 Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
Member of the multiplexin subclass of the collagen superfamily, containing polypeptides with multiple triple-helical domains separated and flanked by non-triple-helical regions.
(Collagen XVIII (Alpha 1), NCI Thesaurus)
Inhibition by Bordetella pertussis toxin suggests that heterotrimeric G protein of the Gi-subclass couple to CD183.
(Chemokine (C-X-C Motif) Receptor 3, NCI Thesaurus/LocusLink)
