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genotype
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
genotype \gen"o*type\ n. (Genetics)
A group of organisms sharing a specific genetic constitution.
[WordNet sense 1]
[WordNet 1.5]
2. (Genetics) The genetic constitution of an organism,
specifying the particular alleles at defined loci in the
genome; -- used with respect to one gene, a specific group
of genes, or the entire set of genes within the organism.
Contrasted with phenotype.
Syn: genetic constitution.
[WordNet 1.5 + PJC] genotypic
