genotype

Meanings

Plural: genotypes

Noun

• a group of organisms sharing a specific genetic constitution
• the particular alleles at specified loci present in an organism
• The part (DNA sequence) of the genetic makeup of an organism which determines a specific characteristic (phenotype) of that organism.
• A group of organisms having the same genetic constitution.
• The type species of a genus; generitype.

Verb

• To determine the genotype of.

Synonyms

genetic constitution

Related Words

gene, phenotype