Genotype Definition

jĕnə-tīp, jēnə-
genotypes
noun
genotypes
The fundamental constitution of an organism in terms of its hereditary factors.
Webster's New World
A group of organisms each having the same hereditary characteristics.
Webster's New World
The combination of alleles located on homologous chromosomes that determines a specific characteristic or trait.
American Heritage Medicine
A specific combination of alleles at one or more loci on a chromosome.
American Heritage Medicine
The type species of a genus.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • genetic constitution
verb
To determine the genotype of.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Genotype

Noun

Singular:
genotype
Plural:
genotypes

Origin of Genotype

  • Greek genos race genə- in Indo-European roots Latin typus type type

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • geno- +‎ type

    From Wiktionary

Genotype Sentence Examples

  • Identical twins will have the same DNA, genetic material (genotype), but it may be expressed differently (phenotype).

  • It has long been known by now that successful generations of clones are subtly different, a bad copy, of their original genotype.

  • Only small differences in dystocia were recorded between the dam genotype groups.

  • Their genotype group one ram had earlier in the day lifted the reserve supreme championship ticket.

  • Another top scrapie genotype ram, the ram is out of a gimmer shearling bought for 2,000gns in Skipton to re-stock the Arkle flock.

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Words Starting With

GGEGEN

Words Ending With

EPEYPE

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Words Starting With G and Ending With E

Starts With G & Ends With EStarts With GE & Ends With EStarts With G & Ends With PE

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With G8 Letter Words Ending With E