phenocopy [fee -nuh -kop-ee]
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noun, plural phe·no·cop·ies. Genetics the observed result of an environmentally induced, nongenetic alteration of a phenotype to a form that resembles the expression of a known genetic mutation. Show More
Origin of phenocopy <
German Phänokopie (1935); see
phenotype ,
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British Dictionary definitions for phenocopy a noninheritable change in an organism that is caused by environmental influence during development but resembles the effects of a genetic mutation Show More
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An environmentally induced, nonhereditary variation in an organism, closely resembling a genetically determined trait. An individual exhibiting such a variation. Show More
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