Phenocopy Definition
fēnə-kŏpē
phenocopies
noun
An environmentally induced change in an organism that is similar to a mutation but is nonhereditary.
Webster's New World
An individual exhibiting such a trait.
American Heritage Medicine
verb
(genetics) To copy a genetic variation through environmental manipulation.
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Other Word Forms of Phenocopy
Noun
Singular:
phenocopy
Plural:
phenocopiesOrigin of Phenocopy
pheno(type) copy
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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pheno- +"Ž copy
From Wiktionary
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