genotype
UK/ˈdʒɛnəʊˌtaɪp//ˈd͡ʒinoʊˌtaɪp/
genotype noun: the part (DNA sequence) of the genetic makeup of an organism which determines a specific characteristic (phenotype) of that organism.
Noun (1)
genotype (plural genotypes)
- The part (DNA sequence) of the genetic makeup of an organism which determines a specific characteristic (phenotype) of that organism.
- “Before I met my current partner, I was always on the lookout for someone whose genotype was compatible with mine. All my dates had the ‘what is your genotype?’ question,” Ogunnupebi told CNN.
- A genotype is the set of genes in a person’s DNA responsible for a particular trait, and genotypes are considered important in Nigerian relationships because they determine who sickle cell disease carriers are.2019 July 10, Aisha Salaudeen, “In Nigeria, your genetic makeup can decide if you get a second date”, in CNN, archived from the original on 06 Oct 2022
- 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)
- To determine the genotype of.
Noun (2)
genotype (plural genotypes)
- The type species of a genus; generitype.
genotype meaning in Indonesian and Thai
genotype in Indonesian
- DNA sequence which determines a specific characteristic
- genotipe
genotype in Thai
- DNA sequence which determines a specific characteristic
- จีโนไทป์
Examples of genotype in a sentence
- This validated approach replaces individual genotyping of every person by allelotyping of pools of individuals.
- It significantly improved the sustained virological rate in genotype-1 HCV infected patients, mainly for noncirrhotic patients.
- In a diallel, a set of genotypes are crossed in all possible combinations.
Forms of genotype
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | genotypes |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | genotypes |
| present participle | genotyping |
| past participle | genotyped |
| past | genotyped |
Origin of genotype
From geno- + -type.
Blend of genus + type.
Words formed from genotype
- genotypable
- genotypization
- misgenotype
- regenotype
- ungenotyped
- cytogenotype
- epigenotype
- genotypewise
- genotypic
- genotypical
- haplogenotype
- heterogenotype
- immunogenotype
- intergenotype
- intragenotype
- macrogenotype
- monogenotype
- oncogenotype
- pangenotype
- pharmacogenotype
- phenogenotype
- polygenotype
- serogenotype
- subgenotype
- unigenotype
Questions about genotype
- What does genotype mean?
- Genotype means the part (DNA sequence) of the genetic makeup of an organism which determines a specific characteristic (phenotype) of that organism.
- What is genotype in Indonesian?
- Genotype in Indonesian is genotipe. See Genotype meaning in Indonesian.
- What part of speech is genotype?
- Genotype can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce genotype?
- Genotype is pronounced /ˈdʒɛnəʊˌtaɪp/ (UK).
- What is the plural of genotype?
- The plural of genotype is genotypes.
Words near genotype in the dictionary
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