genotype

CEFRC1

/ˈdʒɛnəʊˌtaɪp/

noun

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In biology, the students learn the difference between the genotype and the phenotype.
In biology, it is important to distinguish phenotype from genotype.

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Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

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To determine the genotype of.
The part (DNA sequence) of the genetic makeup of an organism which determines a specific characteristic (phenotype) of that organism.
The type species of a genus; generitype.

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“Before I met my current partner, I was always on the lookout for someone whose genotype was compatible with mine. All my dates had the ‘what is your genotype?’ question,” Ogunnupebi told CNN. A genotype is the set of genes in a person’s DNA responsible for a particular trait, and genotypes are considered important in Nigerian relationships because they determine who sickle cell disease carriers are.
2019 July 10, Aisha Salaudeen, “In Nigeria, your genetic makeup can decide if you get a second date”, in CNN, archived from the original on 06 Oct 2022

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From geno- + -type.