adj ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Of, or relating to a phenotype. not-comparable

   "Most advertisements feature people with perfectly symmetrical faces, as this is a sign of phenotypic quality – or good genes."

Adjective

1. 1
   of or relating to or constituting a phenotype wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

phenotypicalphenotypical

Example

More examples

"There is extreme phenotypic diversity in Berbers."

Etymology

From phenotype + -ic.

Related phrases

phenotypic lagphenotypic maskingphenotypic mixingphenotypic plasticityphenotypic suppressionphenotypic switchingphenotypic value

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