English Explanatory Dictionary

phenotype

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The appearance of an organism based on a multifactorial combination of genetic traits and environmental factors, especially used in pedigrees.
  2. Any observable characteristic of an organism, such as its morphological, developmental, biochemical or physiological properties, or its behavior.
verb
  1. To evaluate or classify based on phenotype.

Pronunciation

/ˈfiː.nə(ʊ)ˌtaɪp/ /ˈfiː.nəˌtaɪp/ /ˈfiː.noʊˌtaɪp/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Denendaden-phenotype.wav

Word forms

phenotype phenotypes phenotyping phenotyped

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”).

Related words

phene phenocopy phenomenon

Derived words

biphenotype ecophenotype electrophenotype endophenotype enterophenotype epiphenotype exophenotype extended phenotype glycophenotype histophenotype immunophenotype interphenotype macrophenotype metaphenotype microphenotype morphophenotype multiphenotype neurophenotype pathophenotype pharmacophenotype phenotypic phenotypical pseudophenotype radiophenotype subphenotype misphenotype
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