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phenotype

[ fee-nuh-tahyp ]

noun

, Genetics.
  1. the observable constitution of an organism.
  2. the appearance of an organism resulting from the interaction of the genotype and the environment.


phenotype

/ ˌfiːnəʊˈtɪpɪk; ˈfiːnəʊˌtaɪp /

noun

  1. the physical and biochemical characteristics of an organism as determined by the interaction of its genetic constitution and the environment Compare genotype
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phenotype

/ nə-tīp′ /

  1. The physical appearance of an organism as distinguished from its genetic makeup. The phenotype of an organism depends on which genes are dominant and on the interaction between genes and environment.
  2. Compare genotype


phenotype

  1. The outward appearance of an organism; the expression of a genotype in the form of traits that can be seen and measured, such as hair or eye color.


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Derived Forms

  • ˌphenoˈtypically, adverb
  • phenotypic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • phe·no·typ·ic [fee-n, uh, -, tip, -ik], pheno·typi·cal adjective
  • pheno·typi·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of phenotype1

< German Phänotypus (1909); pheno-, -type
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Example Sentences

It captures a phenotype that you can only get using a single-cell readout.

Dubbed “forward genetics,” the idea is gene-focused rather than focusing on the phenotype.

Practical experiences of human self-constitution extended the human phenotype beyond that of any other known species.

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