phenocopy

phenocopy noun: a phenotypic variation (in an organism) that resembles a phenotype from a genetic cause but has an environmental rather than genetic cause (and thus is not inherited).

Noun

phenocopy (plural phenocopies)

A phenotypic variation (in an organism) that resembles a phenotype from a genetic cause but has an environmental rather than genetic cause (and thus is not inherited).

Verb

phenocopy (third-person singular simple present phenocopies, present participle phenocopying, simple past and past participle phenocopied)

To copy a genetic variation through environmental manipulation.
- The wg- mutant can be phenocopied by injecting antisense RNA (complementary to the 3 kb wg+ transcript) into wild-type embryos.1990, David de Pomerai, From Gene to Animal, →ISBN, page 275

phenocopy meaning in Tamil

phenocopy in Tamil

தோற்றப்பிரதி

Forms of phenocopy

Noun
plural	phenocopies
Verb
third-person singular present	phenocopies
present participle	phenocopying
past participle	phenocopied
past	phenocopied

Origin of phenocopy

From pheno- + copy.

Questions about phenocopy

What does phenocopy mean?: Phenocopy means a phenotypic variation (in an organism) that resembles a phenotype from a genetic cause but has an environmental rather than genetic cause (and thus is not inherited).
What is phenocopy in Tamil?: Phenocopy in Tamil is தோற்றப்பிரதி. See Phenocopy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is phenocopy?: Phenocopy can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of phenocopy?: The plural of phenocopy is phenocopies.

Words near phenocopy in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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