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phenocopy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
phe-no-copy
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A phenotypic variation (in an organism) that resembles a phenotype from a genetic cause but has an environmental rather than genetic cause (and thus is not inherited).

verb

To copy a genetic variation through environmental manipulation.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From pheno- + copy.

Inflected Forms

phenocopies (plural) phenocopies (present, singular) phenocopying (participle, present) phenocopied (participle, past) phenocopied (past)

Frequently Paired Words

phenocopier

Questions

What does phenocopy mean?
A phenotypic variation (in an organism) that resembles a phenotype from a genetic cause but has an environmental rather than genetic cause (and thus is not inherited).
Where does phenocopy come from?
From pheno- + copy.

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