Definition of genotype
1 [ISV gen-] : type species
2 [ISV gene] : all or part of the genetic constitution of an individual or group — compare phenotype
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1897
First Known Use of genotype
1897
genotype
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
1946
First Known Use of genotype
1946
Medical Dictionary
Medical Definition of genotype
1: type species
2: all or part of the genetic constitution of an individual or group—compare phenotype
genotype
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
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