Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

genotype

/ˈd͡ʒinoʊˌtaɪp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.87 in modern English

Syllables: geno-type
IPA: /ˈd͡ʒinoʊˌtaɪp/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The part (DNA sequence) of the genetic makeup of an organism which determines a specific characteristic (phenotype) of that organism.

noun

A group of organisms having the same genetic constitution.

verb

To determine the genotype of.

Transitive verb

noun

The type species of a genus; generitype.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"“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."

Etymology

From geno- + -type.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈd͡ʒinoʊˌtaɪp/
British English: /ˈdʒɛnəʊˌtaɪp/

Usage

Inflected Forms

genotypes (plural) genotypes (present, singular) genotyping (participle, present) genotyped (participle, past) genotyped (past)

Derived Forms

cytogenotype epigenotype genotypewise genotypic genotypical haplogenotype heterogenotype immunogenotype intergenotype intragenotype macrogenotype monogenotype

Frequently Paired Words

gene phenotype

Synonyms

genetic constitution

Questions

How do you pronounce genotype?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒinoʊˌtaɪp/.
What does genotype mean?: The part (DNA sequence) of the genetic makeup of an organism which determines a specific characteristic (phenotype) of that organism.
Where does genotype come from?: From geno- + -type.

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