genotype

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noun ge·no·type \ ˈjē-nə-ˌtīp , ˈje- \

Definition of genotype

[ISV gen-]

:type species

[ISV gene]

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

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genotypic

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

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genotypically

play \ˌjē-nə-ˈti-pi-k(ə-)lē, ˌje-\ adverb

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Recent Examples of genotype from the Web

In a sense, humans do this already by cooking and producing foods with different spices or added sugars and salt, but genotype information introduces a biological and perhaps more rational approach to cater to different tastes.

— courtland milloy, Washington Post, "We may not like our veggies. But with rollbacks to health care, they’ve never been more important.," 27 June 2017
The Alabama Department of Public Health has determined that a genotype of norovirus caused an outbreak during a college baseball tournament in Montgomery earlier this month.

— jonece starr dunigan, AL.com, "Genotype of norovirus caused illness outbreak during baseball tournament in Montgomery," 25 May 2017
Researchers compared the longevity results in the two countries, and controlled for a number of factors, including age, sex, genotype, pancreatic status and more.

— aaron e. carroll, New York Times, "Why Cystic Fibrosis Patients in Canada Outlive Those in the U.S.," 20 Mar. 2017
Research has even revealed coral genotypes that are more tolerant of temperature changes, which can be transplanted into more at-risk sites.

— rachel brown, National Geographic, "Underwater Cave Discovery Features Stunning Red Coral Garden," 15 Feb. 2017
The Pima would not have survived the frequent famines through the centuries without evolving their thrifty genotype.

— sylvia tara, Discover Magazine, "The Secret Life of Fat," 6 Feb. 2017

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First Known Use of genotype

1897

genotype

verb

Definition of genotype

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

First Known Use of genotype

1946

Medical Dictionary

genotype

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noun ge·no·type \ ˈjē-nə-ˌtīp , ˈjen-ə- \

medical Definition of genotype

1 :type species

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

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genotypic

play \ˌjē-nə-ˈtip-ik, ˌjen-ə-\ also genotypical play \-i-kəl\ adjective

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genotypically

play \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

genotype

transitive verb

medical Definition of genotype

genotyped; genotyping

: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