phenocopy

American

[fee-nuh-kop-ee] / ˈfi nəˌkɒp i /

noun

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.

phenocopy British

/ ˈfiːnəʊˌkɒpɪ /

noun

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

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noun

phenocopies

plural

Etymology

Origin of phenocopy

< German Phänokopie (1935); see phenotype, copy

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