GENOTYPE

genotype, genetic constitution

(noun) the particular alleles at specified loci present in an organism

genotype

(noun) a group of organisms sharing a specific genetic constitution

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

genotype (plural genotypes)

(genetics) The part (DNA sequence) of the genetic makeup of an organism which determines a specific characteristic (phenotype) of that organism.

A group of organisms having the same genetic constitution.

Verb

genotype (third-person singular simple present genotypes, present participle genotyping, simple past and past participle genotyped)

(transitive) To determine the genotype of.

Etymology 2

Noun

genotype (plural genotypes)

(taxonomy, obsolete) The type species of a genus; generitype.

Source: Wiktionary



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SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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