Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phenotype

/ˈfiː.nəˌtaɪp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables: phe-no-type
IPA: /ˈfiː.nəˌtaɪp/

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The appearance of an organism based on a multifactorial combination of genetic traits and environmental factors, especially used in pedigrees.

noun

Any observable characteristic of an organism, such as its morphological, developmental, biochemical or physiological properties, or its behavior.

verb

To evaluate or classify based on phenotype.

Example Sentences

"He added, in an email to CNN, that “the collection of increasingly large and well curated medical datasets has enabled AI tools to predict genetic mutations from imaging phenotypes reducing the burden of healthcare systems and improving the way we care for patients.” Phenotypes are observable characteristics."
"The phenome comprises all the possible observable traits of DNA, known as phenotypes. Six of the genetic markers associated with food were also related to at least one disease phenotype, including several types of cancer as well as type 2 diabetes."
"Meiklejohn believes the authors could use other methodologies like the FORensic Capture Enrichment panel, designed to isolate human DNA for identifying extended kinship, ancestry and phenotype analysis."
"One hundred and sixty-two unrelated healthy Japanese subjects were genotyped with the polymerase chain reaction amplification method and 35 subjects were phenotyped with dextromethorphan."

Etymology

From pheno- + -type, from Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō, “to shine, to show, to appear”) + τύπος (túpos, “mark, type”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pheno-
Root: φαίνω
Suffix: -type

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfiː.nəˌtaɪp/
British English: /ˈfiː.nə(ʊ)ˌtaɪp/

Inflected Forms

phenotypes (plural) phenotypes (present, singular) phenotyping (participle, present) phenotyped (participle, past) phenotyped (past)

Derived Forms

biphenotype ecophenotype electrophenotype endophenotype enterophenotype epiphenotype exophenotype glycophenotype histophenotype immunophenotype interphenotype macrophenotype

Phrases

broader autism phenotype extended phenotype

Frequently Paired Words

phene phenocopy phenomenon genotype

Questions

How do you pronounce phenotype?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfiː.nəˌtaɪp/.
What does phenotype mean?: The appearance of an organism based on a multifactorial combination of genetic traits and environmental factors, especially used in pedigrees.
Where does phenotype come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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