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extended phenotype

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.04 in modern English

Syllables
ex-tend-ed phe-no-type
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The phenotype extended to include effects that genes have on their environment. (ex.: beaver dams, spider webs, ant colonies, a caddis fly's protective cases, etc.)

Etymology

Coined by British biologist Richard Dawkins in 1982 in his book The Extended Phenotype.

Inflected Forms

extended phenotypes (plural)

Questions

What does extended phenotype mean?
The phenotype extended to include effects that genes have on their environment. (ex.: beaver dams, spider webs, ant colonies, a caddis fly's protective cases, etc.)
Where does extended phenotype come from?
Coined by British biologist Richard Dawkins in 1982 in his book The Extended Phenotype.

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