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genotype

[jen-uh-tahyp, jee-nuh-]
noun Genetics.
  1. the genetic makeup of an organism or group of organisms with reference to a single trait, set of traits, or an entire complex of traits.
  2. the sum total of genes transmitted from parent to offspring.
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Origin of genotype

< German Genotypus (1909); see gene, -o-, -type
Related formsgen·o·typ·ic [jen-uh-tip-ik, jee-nuh-] /ˌdʒɛn əˈtɪp ɪk, ˌdʒi nə-/, gen·o·typ·i·cal, adjectivegen·o·typ·i·cal·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for genotypic

genotype

noun
  1. the genetic constitution of an organism
  2. a group of organisms with the same genetic constitution
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Derived Formsgenotypic (ˌdʒɛnəʊˈtɪpɪk) or genotypical, adjectivegenotypically, adverbgenotypicity (ˌdʒɛnəʊtɪˈpɪsɪtɪ), noun
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Word Origin and History for genotypic

genotype

n.

"genetic constitution of an individual," 1910, from German Genotypus (Wilhelm Johannsen, 1909); see gene + type. Earlier the same word was used with a sense of "type species of a genus" (1897); in this case, the first element is from genus.

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genotypic in Medicine

genotype

(jĕn′ə-tīp′, jē′nə-)
n.
  1. The genetic constitution of an organism or a group of organisms.
  2. A group or class of organisms having the same genetic constitution.
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Related formsgen′o•typ′i•cal (-tĭp′ĭ-kəl) adj.
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genotypic in Science

genotype

[jĕn′ə-tīp′, jē′nə-tīp′]
  1. The genetic makeup of an organism as distinguished from its physical characteristics. Compare phenotype.
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genotypic in Culture

genotype

A combination of alleles situated on corresponding chromosomes that determines a specific trait.

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