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phenotype Definition

phe·no·type (fē′nə tīp′)

noun

  1. the manifest characteristics of an organism collectively, including anatomical and psychological traits, that result from both its heredity and its environment
    1. a group of organisms having a like phenotype
    2. an individual of such a group

Etymology: Ger phänotypus < phänomen (< LL: see phenomenon) + typus, type

phenotype Related Forms
phe′·no·typ′ic (-tip′ik) adjective or phe′·no·typ′i·cal phe′·no·typ′i·cally adverb
phenotype Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • autism: A broader phenotype of autism: the clinical spectrum in twins.
  • mouse: The phenotype of a knockout mouse provides important clues about the gene's normal role.

Converse of object

  • underlie: Further, molecular analyzes using different DNA cloning techniques will be applied to uncover the genetic lesions underlying the mutant phenotypes.
  • rescue: In 03 we will then address how to rescue the phenotypes.
  • transform: The general principle appears to be that two ( or more ) early proteins co-operate to give a transforming phenotype.
  • exhibit: Both males and hermaphrodite seam cell lineages are affected although the hermaphrodites do not exhibit any obvious gross morphological phenotype.
  • associate: Genetic syndromes with an associated dysmorphic facial phenotype are of particular interest.
  • define: Present and future possibilities for defining a phenotype for specific language impairment.

Preposition: in

  • mouse: From marrow to brain: expression of neuronal phenotypes in adult mice.

Adjective modifier

  • mutant: There are 10951 experiments, 1066 of which show a mutant phenotype.
  • neuronal: From marrow to brain: expression of neuronal phenotypes in adult mice.
  • malignant: Professor Junia V. Melo has a longstanding interest in the molecular mechanisms underlying the malignant phenotype of CML.
  • extended: These are part of the physical " readout " of the genes, the extended phenotype of the replicating code.
  • mild: However, mis-sense mutation associated with a mild phenotype might be missed in aggregation studies depending on the dose of agonist used.
  • abnormal: Nevertheless, mouse models of CF clearly demonstrate a range of abnormal pulmonary phenotypes as a result of the Cftr mutation.

Noun used with modifier

  • rh: Autoimmune haemolytic anemia ABO and Rh phenotype An ABO and full Rh phenotype are performed on all referrals.
  • asthma: An editorial in the Lancet, linked to a review of asthma phenotypes, calls for the abolition of the term asthma.
  • resistance: Emergence of VRE Vancomycin resistance in VRE results from one of six known resistance phenotypes.
  • cell: Red cell phenotype information should not be based on historic data alone.
  • mouse: A subsection of the resulting tree of mouse phenotypes can be seen in the tool interface example.