phenocopy
phenocopy · phenocopies
A phenotypic variation that resembles a phenotype from a genetic cause but has an…A phenotypic variation (in an organism) that resembles a phenotype from a genetic cause but has an environmental rather than genetic cause (and thus is not inherited).
Meaning
1 sensesA phenotypic variation (in an organism) that resembles a phenotype from a genetic cause but has an environmental rather than genetic cause (and thus is not inherited).
Origin
From pheno- + copy.From pheno- + copy.
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Forms
plural: phenocopies| Singular | phenocopy |
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See also
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