genotype

Definitions


[ˈdʒiːnə(ʊ)tʌɪp], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the genetic constitution of an individual organism


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Origin:
early 20th century: from German Genotypus, from Greek genos ‘race, offspring’ + -tupos ‘type’


[ˈdʒiːnə(ʊ)tʌɪp], (Verb)

Definitions:
- investigate the genetic constitution of (an individual organism)
(e.g: the person appointed will be responsible for maintaining and genotyping many different lines of zebra fish)


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Origin:
early 20th century: from German Genotypus, from Greek genos ‘race, offspring’ + -tupos ‘type’




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