genotype

See also: génotype

English

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (US):

  (file)

Etymology 1

From geno- +‎ type.

Noun

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

Derived terms

• cytogenotype
• epigenotype
• genotypewise
• genotypic
• genotypical
• haplogenotype
• immunogenotype
• intergenotype
• intragenotype
• macrogenotype
• monogenotype
• oncogenotype
• pangenotype
• pharmacogenotype
• phenogenotype
• polygenotype
• serogenotype
• subgenotype
• unigenotype

 

Translations

DNA sequence which determines a specific characteristic

• Catalan: genotip m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 基因型 (zh) (jīyīnxíng)

• Czech: genotyp m
• Danish: genotype (da)
• Dutch: genotype (nl)
• Finnish: perimätyyppi, genotyyppi (fi)
• French: génotype (fr) m
• German: Genotyp (de) m
• Greek: γονότυπος (el) m (gonótypos)
• Hungarian: genotípus (hu)
• Icelandic: arfgerð f, erfðafar n, erfðagervi n
• Italian: genotipo (it) m
• Japanese: 遺伝子型 (idenshigata)
• Kazakh: тектік түр (tektık tür)
• Maori: tohuira, momoira
• Polish: genotyp (pl) m
• Portuguese: genótipo (pt) m
• Romanian: genotip (ro) n
• Russian: геноти́п (ru) m (genotíp)
• Spanish: genotipo (es) m
• Ukrainian: геноти́п m (henotýp)

group of organisms

• Finnish: genotyyppi (fi)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• French: ^{(please verify)} génotype (fr)
• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} genotipo (es)
• Swedish: ^{(please verify)} genotyp (sv)

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To determine the genotype of.

Translations

to determine the genotype of

• Finnish: määrittää genotyyppi
• Portuguese: genotipar

See also

• gene
• phenotype

Etymology 2

Blend of genus +‎ type

Noun

genotype (plural genotypes)

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

Danish

Noun

genotype c (singular definite genotypen, plural indefinite genotyper)

1. genotype

Inflection

Declension of genotype

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	genotype	genotypen	genotyper	genotyperne
genitive	genotypes	genotypens	genotypers	genotypernes

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: ge‧no‧ty‧pe

Noun

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

1. genotype