Etymology

phenocopy

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Today it means: A phenotypic variation (in an organism) that resembles a phenotype from a genetic cause but has an environmental rather than genetic cause (and thus is not inherited). Full definition →

English copy ← Middle English copy
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  1. Englishpheno-
  2. Middle Englishcopy
  3. Englishcopy
  4. English todayphenocopy

From pheno- + copy.

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