phenotype
UK/ˈfiː.nə(ʊ)ˌtaɪp//ˈfiː.nəˌtaɪp/
phenotype noun: the appearance of an organism based on a multifactorial combination of genetic traits and environmental factors, especially used in pedigrees.
Noun
phenotype (plural phenotypes)
- The appearance of an organism based on a multifactorial combination of genetic traits and environmental factors, especially used in pedigrees.
- Any observable characteristic of an organism, such as its morphological, developmental, biochemical or physiological properties, or its behavior.
- He added, in an email to CNN, that “the collection of increasingly large and well curated medical datasets has enabled AI tools to predict genetic mutations from imaging phenotypes reducing the burden of healthcare systems and improving the way we care for patients.” Phenotypes are observable...2019 January 8, Nina Avramova, “AI technology can identify genetic diseases by looking at your face, study says”, in CNN, archived from the original on 27 Nov 2022
- The phenome comprises all the possible observable traits of DNA, known as phenotypes. Six of the genetic markers associated with food were also related to at least one disease phenotype, including several types of cancer as well as type 2 diabetes.2020 March 6, Kristen Rogers, “Prefer tea over coffee? It could be your genes, study finds”, in CNN, archived from the original on 06 Oct 2022
Verb
phenotype (third-person singular simple present phenotypes, present participle phenotyping, simple past and past participle phenotyped)
- To evaluate or classify based on phenotype.
- One hundred and sixty-two unrelated healthy Japanese subjects were genotyped with the polymerase chain reaction amplification method and 35 subjects were phenotyped with dextromethorphan.2000, T. Kubota et al., “Frequencies of CYP2D6 mutant alleles in a normal Japanese population and metabolic activity of dextromethorphan O-demethylation in different CYP2D6 genotypes”, in British...
phenotype meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
phenotype in Hindi
- फीनोटाइप, फेनोटाइप, फिनोटाइप
phenotype in Tamil
- appearance of organism
- தோற்றவமைப்பு tōṟṟavamaippu
phenotype in Marathi
- फेनोटाइप, फिनोटाइप, फीनोटाइप
phenotype in Urdu
- فینوٹائپ, فینو ٹائپ, فینوٹیپ
More languagesFewer languages
- phenotype in Bengali
- ফেনোটাইপ, ফিনোটাইপ
- phenotype in Telugu
- సమలక్షణం, ఫినోటైప్
- phenotype in Malayalam
- പ്രകടരൂപം
- phenotype in Kannada
- ಫಿನೋಟೈಪ್, ಫೀನೋಟೈಪ್
- phenotype in Punjabi
- ਫੀਨੋਟਾਈਪ, ਫੇਨੋਟਾਈਪ, ਫੀਨੋਟਾਇਪ
- phenotype in Gujarati
- ફીનોટાઇપ, ફેનોટાઇપ, ફિનોટાઇપ
- phenotype in Odia
- ଫେନୋଟାଇପ୍, ଫିନୋଟାଇପ୍, ଫେନୋଟାଇପ
- phenotype in Nepali
- फेनोटाइप, फिनोटाइप, फीनोटाइप
- phenotype in Arabic
- نَمَط ظَاهِرِيّ namaṭ ẓāhiriyy
- phenotype in Malay
- fenotip
- phenotype in Indonesian
- fenotipe
- phenotype in Persian
- فنوتیپ
- phenotype in Thai
- รูปแบบปรากฏ, ฟีโนไทป์
- phenotype in Vietnamese
- kiểu hình
Examples of phenotype in a sentence
- The death grip, summit disease, these are extended characteristics of the fungus, part of its extended phenotype.
- The phenotype is useful in treatment planning while the endotype provides insight in pathophysiological mechanisms of CRS.
- To highlight the phenotype, lacking macrochaetae are encircled on the left heminotum.
Forms of phenotype
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | phenotypes |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | phenotypes |
| present participle | phenotyping |
| past participle | phenotyped |
| past | phenotyped |
Origin of phenotype
From pheno- + -type, from Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō, “to shine, to show, to appear”) + τύπος (túpos, “mark, type”).
Words formed from phenotype
- misphenotype
- biphenotype
- broader autism phenotype
- ecophenotype
- electrophenotype
- endophenotype
- enterophenotype
- epiphenotype
- exophenotype
- extended phenotype
- glycophenotype
- histophenotype
- immunophenotype
- interphenotype
- macrophenotype
- metaphenotype
- microphenotype
- morphophenotype
- multiphenotype
- neurophenotype
- pathophenotype
- pharmacophenotype
- phenotypic
- phenotypical
- pseudophenotype
- radiophenotype
- subphenotype
Questions about phenotype
- What does phenotype mean?
- Phenotype means the appearance of an organism based on a multifactorial combination of genetic traits and environmental factors, especially used in pedigrees.
- What is phenotype in Hindi?
- Phenotype in Hindi is फीनोटाइप, फेनोटाइप, फिनोटाइप. See Phenotype meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is phenotype?
- Phenotype can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce phenotype?
- Phenotype is pronounced /ˈfiː.nə(ʊ)ˌtaɪp/ (UK).
- What is the plural of phenotype?
- The plural of phenotype is phenotypes.
Words near phenotype in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: phenotype (page history and authors); phenotype (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); phenotype (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); phenotype (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); phenotype (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); phenotype (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); phenotype (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); phenotype (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); phenotype (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); phenotype (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); phenotype (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); phenotype (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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