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Definition of genotype noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

genotype

noun
 
/ˈdʒenətaɪp/,
 
/ˈdʒiːnətaɪp/
 
/ˈdʒenətaɪp/,
 
/ˈdʒiːnətaɪp/
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  1. the combination of genes that a particular living thing carries, some of which may not be noticed from its appearance compare phenotypeTopics Biologyc2
    Word Originearly 20th cent.: from German Genotypus, from Greek genos ‘race, offspring’ + -tupos ‘type’.
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