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GENOTYPE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The particular alleles at specified loci present in an organism
Synonyms:
genetic constitution; genotype
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("genotype" is a kind of...):
composition; constitution; make-up; makeup; physical composition (the way in which someone or something is composed)
Derivation:
genotypic; genotypical (of or relating to or constituting a genotype)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A group of organisms sharing a specific genetic constitution
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("genotype" is a kind of...):
biological group (a group of plants or animals)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "genotype"):
biotype (organisms sharing a specified genotype or the genotype (or peculiarities) so shared)
Derivation:
genotypic; genotypical (of or relating to or constituting a genotype)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb genotype
Context examples:
This lagomorph also has pink eye color with genotype np.
(California Rabbit, NCI Thesaurus)
A characteristic of a genotype; it refers to the likelihood that a clinical condition will occur when a particular genotype is present.
(Penetrance, NCI Dictionary)
A phenotypic trait or disease that resembles the trait expressed by a particular genotype, but in an individual who is not a carrier of that genotype.
(Phenocopy, NCI Dictionary)
The degree or probability to which a genotype is expressed as a phenotype.
(Penetrance, NCI Thesaurus)
The ability of an organism to adapt to a changing environment through the manipulation of its phenotype, without the alteration of its genotype.
(Phenotypic plasticity, NOAA Paleoclimate Glossary)
The observable characteristics in an individual resulting from the expression of genes; the clinical presentation of an individual with a particular genotype.
(Phenotype, NCI Dictionary)
Pharmacogenomics findings that initially focus on genotype and gene expression data.
(Pharmacogenomics Domain, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
An environmentally produced phenotype simulating the effect of a particular genotype.
(Phenocopy, NCI Thesaurus)
In biological research, inbreeding allows for the selection of specific genotypes or phenotypes that are of particular importance to the study being carried out.
(Inbred Mouse Strains, NCI Thesaurus)
A New Zealand rabbit with a red or agouti coat and coat genotype w, VV, en, e.
(New Zealand Red Rabbit, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
