Organism Attribute
phenocopy Audio
phe·no·cop·y [ fee-nuh-kop-ee ]
Definitions related to phenocopy:
  • A phenotypic trait or disease that resembles the trait expressed by a particular genotype, but in an individual who is not a carrier of that genotype. For example, breast cancer in a hereditary breast/ovarian cancer syndrome family member who does not carry the family's BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation would be considered a phenocopy. Such an individual does not have the family's cancer-related mutation and therefore, they do not have the associated cancer risk from that specific mutation.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • An environmentally produced phenotype simulating the effect of a particular genotype.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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