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Uncommongenotype
The correct spelling is genotype.
How to pronounce genotype
noun
IPA: /ˈdʒɛn.əʊ.taɪp/
Say it like: Jen-oty-pe
The correct spelling is genotype. The part (DNA sequence) of the genetic makeup of an organism which determines a specific characteristic (phenotype) of that organism.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.The part (DNA sequence) of the genetic makeup of an organism which determines a specific characteristic (phenotype) of that organism.
- 2.A group of organisms having the same genetic constitution.
- 3.The type species of a genus; generitype.
verb
- 1.To determine the genotype of.
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