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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  genotype \gen"o*type\ n. (Genetics)
     A group of organisms sharing a specific genetic constitution.
     [WordNet sense 1]
     [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. (Genetics) The genetic constitution of an organism,


        specifying the particular alleles at defined loci in the
        genome; -- used with respect to one gene, a specific group
        of genes, or the entire set of genes within the organism.
        Contrasted with {phenotype}.
  
     Syn: genetic constitution.
          [WordNet 1.5 + PJC] genotypic

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  genotype
       n 1: a group of organisms sharing a specific genetic constitution
       2: the particular alleles at specified loci present in an
          organism [syn: {genetic constitution}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  72 Moby Thesaurus words for "genotype":
     DNA, DNA double helix, RNA, allele, antetype, anticodon, antitype,
     archetype, biotype, branch, class, classic example, codon,
     criterion, deoxyribonucleic acid, epitome, family, fugleman,
     fugler, gene, gene complex, gene flow, gene pool, genetic drift,
     genus, hereditary character, heredity, imitatee, kingdom, lead,
     mRNA, messenger RNA, mirror, model, nucleotide, operator gene,
     operon, order, original, paradigm, pattern, phylum, precedent,
     prototype, regulator gene, representative, ribosomal RNA, rule,
     section, series, species, standard, structural gene, subclass,
     subfamily, subgenus, subkingdom, suborder, subspecies, subtribe,
     superclass, superfamily, superorder, superspecies, tRNA,
     transfer RNA, tribe, type, type species, type specimen, urtext,
     variety
  
  

















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