genotype

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɛnəʊˌtaɪp/, /ˈdʒɛnəˌtaɪp/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒinoʊˌtaɪp/, /ˈd͡ʒinəˌtaɪp/, /ˈd͡ʒɛnəˌtaɪp/

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From geno- +‎ -type.

genotype (plural genotypes)

1. (genetics) The part (DNA sequence) of the genetic makeup of an organism which determines a specific characteristic (phenotype) of that organism.
   • 2019 July 10, Aisha Salaudeen, “In Nigeria, your genetic makeup can decide if you get a second date”, in CNN‎^[1], archived from the original on 6 October 2022:

     “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.

2. A group of organisms having the same genetic constitution.

genotype (third-person singular simple present genotypes, present participle genotyping, simple past and past participle genotyped)

1. (transitive) To determine the genotype of.

• gene
• phenotype

Blend of genus +‎ type.

genotype (plural genotypes)

1. (taxonomy, obsolete) The type species of a genus; generitype.

genotype c (singular definite genotypen, plural indefinite genotyper)

1. genotype

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• Hyphenation: ge‧no‧ty‧pe

genotype n (plural genotypen or genotypes, diminutive genotypetje n)

1. genotype