biotype
- noun
- /ˈbaɪəˌtaɪp/
- Specialized
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biotipo
- The researchers found that each of these biotypes had mutations in the PDS-producing gene.
- a new biotype
- aphid biotype
Examples
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The predominant RABV variants circulating in Africa are the mongoose and canine biotypes.
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Researchers fear potential cross-pollination between monoecious and dioecious hydrilla in areas where both biotypes grow together.
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The new aphid biotype threatened much of this work.
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Resistant biotypes were found in water that had been treated with fluridone for many years.
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The barley germplasm is showing strong promise against the new aphid biotype.
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Dayan reports that resistance in at least three hydrilla biotypes was two to five times that in susceptible hydrilla.
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The current research can help identify which hydrilla biotypes are in a lake. "This should help ensure proper application rates of fluridone for best control at minimal costs," Scheffler says.
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" We've tested about one-third of the lines resistant to the original aphid against the new biotype and found all of them to be resistant," says Mornhinweg.
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Baker also contacted germplasm collectors overseas—a move that may prove vital in the struggle against the new aphid biotype.
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The researchers discovered a new biotype of bacteria that can survive in extreme temperatures.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Biotype comes from the parts bio- meaning 'life' and type meaning 'kind' or 'form', the same bio- you see in biology. So a biotype is a 'life-kind', a group of living things that share the same genes and traits, which is why they often behave in the same way.
