genotype

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ge·no·type | \ ˈjē-nə-ˌtīp

, ˈje-

Definition of genotype

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 [ISV gen-] : type species

2 [ISV gene] : all or part of the genetic constitution of an individual or group — compare phenotype entry 1 sense 1

genotype

verb

genotyped; genotyping; genotypes

Definition of genotype (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: to determine all or part of the genetic constitution of Because many Icelanders have now been genotyped, meaning their DNA has been analyzed at many sites spaced across the genome, the Decode researchers were able to pick a set of 40 sites where the DNA variations were diagnostic of geographic origin.— Nicholas Wade Genotyping of multiple B. pseudomallei colonies from several tissue sites from four patients … showed substantial genetic diversity within a single patient …— W. Joost Wiersinga

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Noun

genotypic \ ˌjē-nə-ˈti-pik

, ˌje- \ or less commonly genotypical \ ˌjē-nə-ˈti-pi-kəl

, ˌje- \ adjective

genotypic analysis

genotypically \ ˌjē-nə-ˈti-pi-k(ə-)lē

, ˌje- \ adverb

genotypically similar strains

Verb

genotyping noun

Examples of genotype in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun In particular, a person’s phenotype, how someone physically presents, may not hold meaningful clues for their genotype, someone’s genetic make-up. — Ashley Andreou, Scientific American, 7 June 2021 Entheon’s test looks at the individual’s HTR2A genotype, which can be a predictor for density of 5-HT2A, a serotonin receptor known as the main receptor to interact with classic psychedelic compounds such as LSD, psilocybin, DMT and mescaline. — Natan Ponieman, Forbes, 27 Apr. 2021 While three of the team’s infections showed different variants indicating those infections came outside the team, one genotype raced through the club. — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 11 Dec. 2020 Both species harbor the same bacterial genotype, called 3I, that has been linked to human infections in medieval Europe. — Kai Kupferschmidt, Science | AAAS, 11 Nov. 2020 Because genetic differences among the trees seem to determine which of the two groups of EM fungi colonizes them, the team will be careful to plant seedlings with the right genotype to attract the drought-resistant fungi. — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 26 Aug. 2020 Instead, breeders focus on the genotype and carry out a straightforward calculation to figure out the proportion of genetic material contributed by each ancestral line. — Quanta Magazine, 31 July 2020 Imagine a population of individuals with genotypes AA, Aa and aa in the proportions 0.5, 0.2 and 0.3, respectively. — Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2017 Now they are increasingly distinguished by their specific genotype that reveals which of the panoply of genes that can make a cell cancerous have gone wrong in this one. — The Economist, 12 Mar. 2020

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genotype

noun

ge·no·type | \ ˈjē-nə-ˌtīp

, ˈjen-ə-

Medical Definition of genotype

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : type species

2 : all or part of the genetic constitution of an individual or group — compare phenotype

Other Words from genotype

genotypic \ ˌjē-nə-ˈtip-ik

, ˌjen-ə-

\ also genotypical \ -i-kəl

\ adjective

genotypically \ -i-k(ə-)lē

\ adverb

genotype

transitive verb

genotyped; genotyping

Medical Definition of genotype (Entry 2 of 2)

: to determine the genotype of DNA samples from the participants were genotyped for two common single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the coding region of the vitamin D–binding protein gene …— Camille E. Powe et al., The New England Journal of Medicine, 21 Nov. 2013