Word of the Day:
phene
What It Means
A genetically determined phenotype.
Phene in Context
“This phene has a dominant influence on phosphorus acquisition.”
Did You Know?
Proposed 1836 by French scientist Auguste Laurent as an alternative name for benzene, from French phène, from Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō, “bring to light, cause to appear, show”).
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