genotype
pronunciation
How to pronounce genotype in British English:
UK [ˈdʒenətaɪp]
How to pronounce genotype in American English:
US ['dʒenətaɪp]
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- Noun:
- a group of organisms sharing a specific genetic constitution
- the particular alleles at specified loci present in an organism
Word Origin
- genotype (n.)
- "genetic constitution of an individual," 1910, from German Genotypus (Wilhelm Johannsen, 1909); see gene + type (n.). Earlier the same word was used with a sense of "type-species of a genus" (1897); in this case, the first element is from genus.
Example
- 1. Such epigenetic mechanisms permit a common genotype to producemultiple possible phenotypes .
- 2. As they report this week in plos one , the shallow-water genotype has become less common over time .
- 3. The authors asked : how do a particular genotype of the serotonin gene and stressful life events interact to influence depression risk ?
- 4. A common problem in studies attempting to relate genetics with a particular behavior is that a particular genotype might only confer a very small risk .
- 5. In the longer term they might yield transplantable organs with the same genotype as the recipient , thus eliminating the problem of rejection .