genotype

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdʒɛnəʊˌtaɪp/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling( jen′ə tīp′, jē′nə-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
gen•o•type  ( jen′ə tīp′, jē′nə-),USA pronunciation n. [Genetics.]
  1. Geneticsthe genetic makeup of an organism or group of organisms with reference to a single trait, set of traits, or an entire complex of traits.
  2. Geneticsthe sum total of genes transmitted from parent to offspring. Cf. phenotype.
  • German Genotypus (1909); see gene, -o-, -type
gen•o•typ•ic  ( jen′ə tip′ik, jē′nə-),USA pronunciation gen′o•typ′i•cal, adj.  gen′o•typ′i•cal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
genotype / ˈdʒɛnəʊˌtaɪp/
  1. the genetic constitution of an organism
  2. a group of organisms with the same genetic constitution

Compare phenotypegenotypic / ˌdʒɛnəʊˈtɪpɪk/, ˌgenoˈtypical
'genotype' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
allogeneic - biotype - crossover - identical twin - phenotype - testcross

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