phenotype
noun/ˈfiːnətaɪp/
/ˈfiːnətaɪp/
(biology)- the set of characteristics of a living thing, resulting from its combination of genes and the effect of its environment compare genotypeTopics Biologyc2Word Originearly 20th cent.: from German Phaenotypus (from pheno-, from Greek phainein ‘to show’ and type).
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