genotype
1 of 2noun
ge·no·type ˈjē-nə-ˌtīp 
ˈje-
ˈje- 1
[ISV gen-] : type species
2
[ISV gene] : all or part of the genetic constitution of an individual or group compare phenotype entry 1 sense 1
genotypic
ˌjē-nə-ˈti-pik ˌje-
adjective ˌje- or less commonly genotypical
ˌjē-nə-ˈti-pi-kəl
ˌje-
genotypic analysis
genotypically
ˌjē-nə-ˈti-pi-k(ə-)lē
adverb ˌje-
genotypically similar strains
genotype
2 of 2verb
genotyped; genotyping; genotypes
transitive verb
: to determine all or part of the genetic constitution of
Because many Icelanders have now been genotyped, meaning their DNA has been analyzed at many sites spaced across the genome, the Decode researchers were able to pick a set of 40 sites where the DNA variations were diagnostic of geographic origin.
Nicholas Wade
Nicholas WadeGenotyping of multiple B. pseudomallei colonies from several tissue sites from four patients … showed substantial genetic diversity within a single patient … W. Joost Wiersinga
W. Joost Wiersinga genotyping noun
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Wunmi Bakare, Essence, 6 Sep. 2022 So at the end of the day, this genetic engineering enables the creation of mice that have four sexes: XX mice with ovaries, that is the typical female biologic genotype and phenotype. Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 27 July 2022 The fourth vaccine, EV71vac, is based on the B4 genotype and included participants as young as two months old in the phase 2 clinical trial. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 20 June 2022 Natural selection favors the variants on peaks: The average genotype or phenotype of a species should evolve by moving from one peak to the next, ideally along a ridge between them rather than through the valleys. Quanta Magazine, 11 Jan. 2022 To Tobias Warnecke, a molecular evolutionary biologist at Imperial College London, fitness landscapes are an invaluable way to connect genotype to phenotype. Quanta Magazine, 11 Jan. 2022 In fact, one of the studies that is almost always cited when justifying the CYP1A2 gene’s impact on caffeine metabolism only found an influence of genotype among people who smoke, while failing to find any such effects among non-smokers. Patrick Wilson, Outside Online, 15 June 2020 The science of cancer research has already received a boost from examining genotype and phenotype changes simultaneously, in areas ranging from solid tumors to acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Yan Zhang, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2021 Meanwhile, scientists are working rapidly to learn more about plants’ genes, or their genotype, and match these genetic traits with the plants’ physical traits, or their phenotype. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Sep. 2021 See More
Noun
Simone Day is a genomic technologist at PGDx and the founder of Crisis Care, a platform dedicated to raising awareness for sickle cell disease through genotype testing and blood donation efforts. Wunmi Bakare, Essence, 6 Sep. 2022 So at the end of the day, this genetic engineering enables the creation of mice that have four sexes: XX mice with ovaries, that is the typical female biologic genotype and phenotype. Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 27 July 2022 The fourth vaccine, EV71vac, is based on the B4 genotype and included participants as young as two months old in the phase 2 clinical trial. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 20 June 2022 Natural selection favors the variants on peaks: The average genotype or phenotype of a species should evolve by moving from one peak to the next, ideally along a ridge between them rather than through the valleys. Quanta Magazine, 11 Jan. 2022 To Tobias Warnecke, a molecular evolutionary biologist at Imperial College London, fitness landscapes are an invaluable way to connect genotype to phenotype. Quanta Magazine, 11 Jan. 2022 In fact, one of the studies that is almost always cited when justifying the CYP1A2 gene’s impact on caffeine metabolism only found an influence of genotype among people who smoke, while failing to find any such effects among non-smokers. Patrick Wilson, Outside Online, 15 June 2020 The science of cancer research has already received a boost from examining genotype and phenotype changes simultaneously, in areas ranging from solid tumors to acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Yan Zhang, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2021 Meanwhile, scientists are working rapidly to learn more about plants’ genes, or their genotype, and match these genetic traits with the plants’ physical traits, or their phenotype. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Sep. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1897, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1946, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
genotype 1 of 2
noun
ge·no·type ˈjē-nə-ˌtīp ˈjen-ə-
ˈjen-ə- 1
: type species
2
: all or part of the genetic constitution of an individual or group compare phenotype
genotype
2 of 2transitive verb
genotyped; genotyping
: to determine the genotype of
DNA samples from the participants were genotyped for two common single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the coding region of the vitamin D–binding protein gene … Camille E. Powe et al., The New England Journal of Medicine
Camille E. Powe et al., The New England Journal of Medicine