Genotype
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˈdʒɛnəʊˌtaɪp/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Genotype is a noun meaning A group of organisms having the same genetic constitution.
Meaning
A group of organisms having the same genetic constitution.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To determine the genotype of.
- (taxonomy, obsolete) The type species of a genus; generitype.
- (genetics) The part (DNA sequence) of the genetic makeup of an organism which determines a specific characteristic (phenotype) of that organism.
Word Forms
- genotypes
- genotyping
- genotyped
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include genotyping, prion, genetics, gene, phenogenotype, phenogenetics.
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