Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phenotypic plasticity

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables: phe-no-typ-ic -plas-tic-i-ty
IPA

39

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

8

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ability of an organism with a given genotype to change its phenotype in response to changes in the environment, including changes that occur during the adult life of the organism.

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does phenotypic plasticity mean?: The ability of an organism with a given genotype to change its phenotype in response to changes in the environment, including changes that occur during the adult life of the organism.

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