phenotype
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(fē′nŏ-tīp″)

[Gr. phainein, to show + type]
The expression of the genes present in an individual. This may be directly observable, e.g., eye color, or apparent only with specific tests, e.g., blood type. Some phenotypes, e.g., the blood groups, are completely determined by heredity; others are readily altered by environmental agents.
phenotypic (fē″nŏ-tip′ik), adj.
phenotypical (fē″nŏ-tip′ĭ-kăl), adj.
SEE: genotype
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(fē′nŏ-tīp″)

[Gr. phainein, to show + type]
The expression of the genes present in an individual. This may be directly observable, e.g., eye color, or apparent only with specific tests, e.g., blood type. Some phenotypes, e.g., the blood groups, are completely determined by heredity; others are readily altered by environmental agents.
phenotypic (fē″nŏ-tip′ik), adj.
phenotypical (fē″nŏ-tip′ĭ-kăl), adj.
SEE: genotype
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Phenotype." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765606/all/phenotype.
Phenotype. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765606/all/phenotype. Accessed March 26, 2023.
Phenotype. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765606/all/phenotype
Phenotype [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2023 March 26]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765606/all/phenotype.
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