Phenotype
//ˈfiː.nəˌtaɪp// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The appearance of an organism based on a multifactorial combination of genetic traits and environmental factors, especially used in pedigrees.
- 2 what an organism looks like as a consequence of the interaction of its genotype and the environment wordnet
- 3 Any observable characteristic of an organism, such as its morphological, developmental, biochemical or physiological properties, or its behavior.
Verb
- 1 To evaluate or classify based on phenotype.
"One hundred and sixty-two unrelated healthy Japanese subjects were genotyped with the polymerase chain reaction amplification method and 35 subjects were phenotyped with dextromethorphan."
Example
More examples"In biology, the students learn the difference between the genotype and the phenotype."
Etymology
From pheno- + -type. (Date to be specified). From Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō, “to shine, to show, to appear”) and Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos, “mark, type”).
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