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epigenotype

noun

Etymology

From epi- + genotype; compare epigenetic.

  1. derived from τύπος — “mark, impression, type”
  2. derived from typus
  3. inherited from type — “symbol, figure, emblem”
  4. prefixed as genotype — “geno + type”
  5. prefixed as epigenotype — “epi + genotype”

Definitions

  1. The stable pattern of gene expression that is outside the actual base pair sequence of…

    The stable pattern of gene expression that is outside the actual base pair sequence of DNA.

  2. To analyse or document such genotypes.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for epigenotype. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA