phenotypic
/ˌfiːnə(ʊ)ˈtɪpɪk/(also phenotypical /ˌfiːnə(ʊ)ˈtɪpɪk(ə)l/)
adjective Biology
Relating to the observable characteristics of an individual resulting from the interaction of its genotype with the environment: breeding animals were selected for phenotypic traits such as size...
- Environmental factors can determine the phenotypic presentation of familial Alzheimer's disease.
- In some cases, the position of the gene on a chromosome can affect the phenotypic outcome.
- Their television daughter shows no phenotypic signs of being biracial.
Derivatives
phenotypically
- Sulphur starvation leads to various phenotypically visible phenotypical alterations.
- Only the phenotypically uniform plants were maintained for crossing.
- These three mutations are phenotypically identical to null alleles.