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phenotypic

phenotypic

3 7.8
Describing the visible traits of a living thing caused by genes and environment
  • adjective
  • /ˌfiːnəʊˈtɪpɪk/
  • Specialized
: fenotípico
  • Researchers observed that the phenotypic traits of plants changed significantly with varying sunlight exposure.
  • phenotypic traits
  • phenotypic plasticity
  • phenotypic variation

And I see myself as a phenotypic extrovert.

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Examples

  • Our aim was to elucidate the genetic and phenotypic characteristics of this VACV isolate.

    Academic text (2012)

  • So some phenotypic variation is quite probably neutral.

  • So we need something other than just having sort of phenotypic traits that we can track.

  • And the other problem is that you may find phenotypic certification with that.

  • Instead, shared environmental experiences explained the phenotypic correlation in this case.

    Academic text (2013)

  • A second major challenge is the analysis and computability of phenotypic data.

    Academic text (2013)

  • The goal of these analyses was to further understand the basis for the phenotypic correlation between PM and vocabulary.

    Academic text (2013)

  • The biopsychological perspective suggests psychological consequences due to attitudes associated with phenotypic variation.

    Academic text (2013)

  • The plutocracy does not present the phenotypic uniformity of the aristocracy.

    Academic text (1997)

  • That's how huge the phenotypic change is, and that's absolutely connected with epigenetic changes in gene expression.

    The Royal Institution

Synonyms

phenotypical
vsphenotypic
  • Specialized
1 8.4

Relating to physical traits you can see that come from genes and the environment

has identical meaning but uses the alternative adjective form in writing

Surface Forms

phenotypic positive

Morphology

phenotypic = phenotype (transparent) = phenotype + ic

Formed by adding the adjectival suffix '-ic' to 'phenotype', meaning 'relating to a phenotype', which is a straightforward derivation.

Etymology

The word phenotypic comes from two Greek parts: pheno- meaning 'to show' and type meaning 'form' or 'kind'. So phenotypic describes the traits a living thing 'shows' — the visible form that comes from its genes and its environment.