Organism Attribute
phenotype Audio
phe·no·type [ fee-nuh-tahyp ]
Definitions related to phenotype:
  • The assemblage of traits or outward appearance of an individual. It is the product of interactions between genes and between genes and the environment.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The entire physical, biochemical, and physiological makeup of an individual as determined both genetically and environmentally; also, any one or any group of such traits.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The observable characteristics in an individual resulting from the expression of genes; the clinical presentation of an individual with a particular genotype.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The outward appearance of the individual. It is the product of interactions between genes, and between the GENOTYPE and the environment.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Phenotype, all the observable characteristics of an organism that result from the interaction of its genotype (total genetic inheritance) with the environment. Examples of observable characteristics include behaviour, biochemical properties, colour, shape, and size. The phenotype may change...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025
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