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phenocopy definition

pheno·copy (fē′nō käp′ē)

noun pl. phenocopies -·ies

Genetics an environmentally induced change in an organism that is similar to a mutation but is nonhereditary

Etymology: pheno(type) + copy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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