genocopy

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noun

A trait that is a phenotypic copy of a genetic trait but is caused by a different genotype

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Meanings

noungenocopy (plural genocopies)

plural genocopies

  1. A trait that is a phenotypic copy of a genetic trait but is caused by a different genotype
verbgenocopy (third-person singular simple present genocopies, present participle genocopying, simple past and past participle genocopied)

present singular third person genocopies · participle present genocopying · participle past genocopied · past genocopied

  1. biologyTo make such a copy

Origin

From geno- + copy.

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APA

genocopy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genocopy

MLA

“genocopy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genocopy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “genocopy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genocopy.

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