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See also: phénotype

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Etymology

From pheno- + -type. (Date to be specified). From Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō, to shine, to show, to appear) and Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos, mark, type).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfiː.nə(ʊ)ˌtaɪp/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈfiː.nəˌtaɪp/, /ˈfiː.noʊˌtaɪp/
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Noun

phenotype (plural phenotypes)

  1. (genetics, evolutionary theory) The appearance of an organism based on a multifactorial combination of genetic traits and environmental factors, especially used in pedigrees.
    Coordinate term: genotype
  2. (genetics, evolutionary theory) Any observable characteristic of an organism, such as its morphological, developmental, biochemical or physiological properties, or its behavior.
    Coordinate term: genotype

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Verb

phenotype (third-person singular simple present phenotypes, present participle phenotyping, simple past and past participle phenotyped)

  1. To evaluate or classify based on phenotype.
    Coordinate term: genotype
    • 2000, T. Kubota et al., “Frequencies of CYP2D6 mutant alleles in a normal Japanese population and metabolic activity of dextromethorphan O-demethylation in different CYP2D6 genotypes”, in British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, volume 50, number 1:
      One hundred and sixty-two unrelated healthy Japanese subjects were genotyped with the polymerase chain reaction amplification method and 35 subjects were phenotyped with dextromethorphan.

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