Meaning of genotype in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈdʒɛnəˌtaɪp/

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  1. Noun

    genotype

    Etymology

    early 20th century: from German Genotypus, from Greek genos‘race, offspring’ + -tupos‘type’

    Definitions

    1. a group of organisms sharing a specific genetic constitution
  2. 2. the particular alleles at specified loci present in an organism

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