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Definition of: genotype
(jen′ə·tīp) noun Biol.
1. The genetic constitution of an organism, expressed and latent: contrasted with phenotype.
2. A type representative of a group of organisms; the most typical species of a genus. [<Gk. genos race, kind + -TYPE]
—gen·o·typ·ic (jen′ə·tip′·ik) or ·i·cal adj
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