phenotype
To evaluate or classify based on phenotypeTo evaluate or classify based on phenotype.
» In biology, it is important to distinguish phenotype from genotype.
nonong · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo evaluate or classify based on phenotype.
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.
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
phenotypes, phenotyping, phenotyped, phenotyped| Base form | phenotype · to phenotype |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | phenotypes |
| Present participle | phenotyping |
| Past simple | phenotyped |
| Past participle | phenotyped |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.