phenotype
The appearance of an organism based on a multifactorial combination of genetic traits…The appearance of an organism based on a multifactorial combination of genetic traits and environmental factors, especially used in pedigrees.
» In biology, it is important to distinguish phenotype from genotype.
Meaning
2 sensesThe appearance of an organism based on a multifactorial combination of genetic traits and environmental factors, especially used in pedigrees.
Phänotyp, Erscheinungsbild
феноти́пfenotíp
Any observable characteristic of an organism, such as its morphological, developmental, biochemical or physiological properties, or its behavior.
- what an organism looks like as a consequence of the interaction of its genotype and the environment
Examples
4 sentencesIn biology, it is important to distinguish phenotype from genotype.
In biology, the students learn the difference between the genotype and the phenotype.
Biological sex has at least as much to do with phenotype as with genotype.
Tuaregs have a beautiful phenotype.
Translations
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Origin
From pheno- + -type, from Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō, “to shine, to show, to appear”) + τFrom pheno- + -type, from Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō, “to shine, to show, to appear”) + τύπος (túpos, “mark, type”).
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Forms
plural: phenotypes| Singular | phenotype |
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