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phenotype

[ fee-nuh-tahyp ]

noun

Genetics.
  1. the observable constitution of an organism.
  2. the appearance of an organism resulting from the interaction of the genotype and the environment.


phenotype

/ ˌfiːnəʊˈtɪpɪk; ˈfiːnəʊˌtaɪp /

noun

  1. the physical and biochemical characteristics of an organism as determined by the interaction of its genetic constitution and the environment Compare genotype
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

phenotype

/ ŧə-ī′ /

  1. The physical appearance of an organism as distinguished from its genetic makeup. The phenotype of an organism depends on which genes are dominant and on the interaction between genes and environment.
  2. Compare genotype

phenotype

  1. The outward appearance of an organism; the expression of a genotype in the form of traits that can be seen and measured, such as hair or eye color.
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Derived Forms

  • ˌԴˈٲ辱, adverb
  • phenotypic, adjective
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Other yvlogs From

  • ·Դ·ٲ· [fee-n, uh, -, tip, -ik], n·ٲi· adjective
  • n·ٲi··ly adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of phenotype1

< German ʳäԴdzٲܲ (1909); pheno-, -type
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Example Sentences

Introduced by our mutual friends, she was pitched to me as “tall and blond, with curly hair,” a historically winning phenotype for me, even if that “blond” mention was an elaborate brunette farce.

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The paper, "Breast cancers that disseminate to bone marrow acquire aggressive phenotypes through CX43-related tumor-stroma tunnels," appears in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

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Despite these directional trends, however, ceratioids also displayed remarkable variability in body shapes from the archetypical globose anglerfish to elongated forms like the "wolftrap" phenotype, which features a jaw structure resembling a trap.

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"But if this stress stays there, which it does in the tumor microenvironment, the cells are just in continuous stress, and that will then lead to a very different phenotype and death," Mehrotra said.

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"Interestingly, we found that this opioid-seeking phenotype occurs significantly more in males compared to females, and we are currently performing research with our colleagues at UMSOM, to determine why this is the case."

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