Allelotype

Allelotype describes the occurrence of an allele in a population.{{cite web|title=allelo-, allel- | url=http://wordinfo.info/unit/82 | website=English-Word Information | accessdate=24 Aug 2014}} Specifically, it describes the frequency distribution of a given set of alleles in a population.{{cite web|title=Word Info|url=http://wordinfo.info/unit/82|accessdate=30 May 2014}} Allelotype is important for the field of population genetics, particularly when studying complex or multifactorial disorders such as cancer. Determining tumor allelotypes increases the understanding of the underlying tumorigenesis and improves the prognosis in tumor patients.{{cite journal|last=Vogelstein|first=B|title=Allelotype of colorectal carcinomas|journal=Science|date=Apr 14, 1989|volume=244|issue=4901|pages=207–11|doi=10.1126/science.2565047|pmid=2565047|bibcode=1989Sci...244..207V}}