English
genotype
From geno- + -type.
Formed from geno- + -type
Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to beget’
Ancient Greek γέννα ‘descent, lineage’
Ancient Greek γεννάω ‘to produce’
Ancient Greek γένος ‘race, kind’
English geno-
Today it means
noun The part (DNA sequence) of the genetic makeup of an organism which determines a specific characteristic (phenotype) of that organism.
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Etymograph / genotype