Genotypes

/ˈdʒɛnətaɪps/ noun

Definition

The plural of genotype; the genetic makeup of an organism, including all the genes it inherited from its parents.

Etymology

From 'geno-' (Greek for race or kind) combined with '-type' (from Greek 'typos' meaning impression or pattern). The term was coined in 1909 by Danish botanist Wilhelm Johannsen to distinguish genetic makeup from physical appearance.

Kelly Says

Your genotype is like your genetic instruction manual—it's inherited from your parents and determines your potential traits, though your environment shapes how those instructions actually play out in real life!

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