ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

  1. (transitive) To determine the genotype of.
  2. (taxonomy, obsolete) The type species of a genus; generitype.
  3. (genetics) The part (DNA sequence) of the genetic makeup of an organism which determines a specific characteristic (phenotype) of that organism.

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Related dictionary entries include genotyping, prion, genetics, gene, phenogenotype, phenogenetics.

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