genotype

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ˈdʒɛnəʊˌtaɪp/|/ˈdʒɛnəˌtaɪp/    /ˈd͡ʒinoʊˌtaɪp/|/ˈd͡ʒinəˌtaɪp/|/ˈd͡ʒɛnəˌtaɪp/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The part (DNA sequence) of the genetic makeup of an organism which determines a specific characteristic (phenotype) of that organism.
    — “Before I met my current partner, I was always on the lookout for someone whose genotype was compatible with mine. All my dates had the ‘what is your genotype?’ question,” Ogunnupebi told CNN. A genotype is the set of genes in a person’s DNA responsible for a particular trait, and genotypes are considered important in Nigerian relationships because they determine who sickle cell disease carriers are.
  2. The type species of a genus; generitype. obsolete
  3. A group of organisms having the same genetic constitution.
动词 v.
  1. To determine the genotype of. transitive

词形变化

genotypes plural genotypes present,singular,third-person genotyping participle,present genotyped participle,past genotyped past genotypes plural

词源

词源 1
From geno- + -type.
词源 2
Blend of genus + type.
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