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Phenotype

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. The observable physical or biochemical characteristics of an organism, as determined by both genetic makeup and environmental influences.

n. The expression of a specific trait, such as stature or blood type, based on genetic and environmental influences.

n. An individual or group of organisms exhibiting a particular phenotype.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The appearance of an organism based on a multifactorial combination of genetic traits and environmental factors, especially used in pedigrees.

v. To evaluate or classify based on phenotype

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. what an organism looks like as a consequence of the interaction of its genotype and the environment

Word Usage

"We now know that genes modulate biological processes rather than features or traits by themselves, and that the phenotype is the net result of many processes."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

physical composition makeup composition constitution

Form

phenotypically phenotypical phenotypic

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