Contextualizebeta

genotype

noun
/ˈdʒɛnəʊˌtaɪp/UK/ˈd͡ʒinoʊˌtaɪp/US

Etymology

Blend of genus + type.

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

Definitions

  1. The part (DNA sequence) of the genetic makeup of an organism which determines a specific…

    The part (DNA sequence) of the genetic makeup of an organism which determines a specific characteristic (phenotype) of that organism.

  2. A group of organisms having the same genetic constitution.

  3. To determine the genotype of.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. The type species of a genus

      The type species of a genus; generitype.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for genotype. 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