phene

[ feen ]

/ fin /

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noun Biology.

any characteristic of an individual organism that is genetically determined.

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Origin of phene

Extracted from phenotype, or directly <Greek phaínein to show, (passive) to appear

The timid voice goes on, saying the lines by rote as Phene had learned them—and hard indeed they must have been to learn!
Browning's Heroines|Ethel Colburn Mayne
Nor should these be given Phene to hand Jules, for so Lutwyche would lose the delicious actual instant of the revelation.
Browning's Heroines|Ethel Colburn Mayne
Phene will speak more when Jules and she are in their isle together—but never will she speak much: she is silence.
Browning's Heroines|Ethel Colburn Mayne
He sees that Phene's soul is, like a butterfly, half-loosed from its chrysalis, and ready for flight.
The Poetry Of Robert Browning|Stopford A. Brooke

The sight and song awake a truer love, for as yet he has loved Phene 167only through his art.
The Poetry Of Robert Browning|Stopford A. Brooke