genotypicadj.
/ˌdʒɛnəˈtɪpɪk/, /ˌdʒiːnəˈtɪpɪk/, U.S. /ˌdʒinəˈtɪpɪk/, /ˌdʒɛnəˈtɪpɪk/ Biology.
Of or relating to genotypes (genotype n.2). Often contrasted with phenotypic.
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1909 Science 10 Dec. 853/1 The results of extensive experiments..indicate that selection cannot create genotypic differences.
1930 R. A. Fisher Genetical Theory Nat. Selection 81 A change in the genotypic constitution of the species.
1946 A. Nelson Princ. Agric. Bot. xxvi. 523 A pure line consists of the descendants of one homozygous individual, self-fertilized and never cross-fertilized. This amounts to genotypic selection.
1980 M. Shoard Theft of Countryside ii. vi. 63 Among a wide range of genotypic structures, some individuals will be likely to possess the requirements to resist whatever threat the species faces.
2002 G. S. Plastow in K. Schellander et al. Genomics & Biotechnol. Livestock Breeding 13 There is a need for efficient and effective characterisation of animal breeds and populations both at the genotypic and phenotypic level.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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genoˈtypic
genoˈtypic designating the type species of a genus.
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1917 Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 43 305 (note) We are fortunate in having material of the genotypic species before us, of all of the genera here diagnosed, excepting Purex.
1968 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 266 777 The Honduranean genera Blickotherium and Aybelodon are synonymized with Rhyncotherium, and their respective genotypic species are synonymized as R. blicki.
1970 Q. Rev. Biol. 45 63/1 Cope (1867) based the genotypic species of Cynorca on a single canine tooth that he suppposed was a novel kind of whale.
1997 Jrnl. Paleontol. 71 484/1 At present, eight species of Catopsalis are considered valid: C. foliatus Cope,..the genotypic species.
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