phenocopy

[ fee-nuh-kop-ee ]

noun

, Genetics.

, plural phe·no·cop·ies.

1. the observed result of an environmentally induced, nongenetic alteration of a phenotype to a form that resembles the expression of a known genetic mutation.

phenocopy

/ ˈfiːnəʊˌkɒpɪ /

noun

1. a noninheritable change in an organism that is caused by environmental influence during development but resembles the effects of a genetic mutation

Word History and Origins

Origin of phenocopy¹

< German Phänokopie (1935); phenotype, copy