PHENOTYPE


Meaning of PHENOTYPE in English

/ ˈfiːnətaɪp; NAmE / adjective , noun

( biology ) the set of characteristics of a living thing, resulting from its combination of genes and the effect of its environment

—compare genotype

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WORD ORIGIN

early 20th cent.: from German Phaenotypus (from pheno- , from Greek phainein to show and type ).

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