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genotype

noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈdʒɛnəʊˌtaɪp/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈdʒɛnəˌtaɪp/
  • General-American: /ˈd͡ʒinoʊˌtaɪp/
  • General-American: /ˈd͡ʒinəˌtaɪp/
  • General-American: /ˈd͡ʒɛnəˌtaɪp/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: JH EH1 N AH0 T AY2 P Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The part (DNA sequence) of the genetic makeup of an organism which determines a specific characteristic (phenotype) of that organism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A group of organisms having the same genetic constitution.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The type species of a genus; generitype.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To determine the genotype of.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

the particular alleles at specified loci present in an organism

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: genetic constitution

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: constitution, composition, physical composition, makeup, make-up

6

noun

Meaning 6

a group of organisms sharing a specific genetic constitution

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: biological group

Narrower terms: biotype

History

Etymology

From geno- + -type.

Blend of genus + type.

Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: genotip — DNA sequence which determines a specific characteristic
  • Catalan: genotipus — DNA sequence which determines a specific characteristic
  • Chinese Mandarin: 基因型 (jīyīnxíng) — DNA sequence which determines a specific characteristic
  • Czech: genotyp — DNA sequence which determines a specific characteristic
  • Danish: genotype — DNA sequence which determines a specific characteristic
  • Dutch: genotype — DNA sequence which determines a specific characteristic
  • Finnish: perimätyyppi — DNA sequence which determines a specific characteristic
  • Finnish: genotyyppi — DNA sequence which determines a specific characteristic
  • French: génotype — DNA sequence which determines a specific characteristic
  • Galician: xenotipo — DNA sequence which determines a specific characteristic
  • German: Genotyp — DNA sequence which determines a specific characteristic
  • Greek: γονότυπος (gonótypos) — DNA sequence which determines a specific characteristic
  • Hungarian: genotípus — DNA sequence which determines a specific characteristic
  • Icelandic: arfgerð — DNA sequence which determines a specific characteristic
  • Icelandic: erfðafar — DNA sequence which determines a specific characteristic
  • Icelandic: erfðagervi — DNA sequence which determines a specific characteristic
  • Indonesian: genotipe — DNA sequence which determines a specific characteristic
  • Italian: genotipo — DNA sequence which determines a specific characteristic
  • Japanese: 遺伝子型 (idenshigata) — DNA sequence which determines a specific characteristic
  • Kazakh: тектік түр (tektık tür) — DNA sequence which determines a specific characteristic
  • Maltese: ģenotip — DNA sequence which determines a specific characteristic
  • Māori: tohuira — DNA sequence which determines a specific characteristic
  • Māori: momoira — DNA sequence which determines a specific characteristic
  • Polish: genotyp — DNA sequence which determines a specific characteristic
  • Portuguese: genótipo — DNA sequence which determines a specific characteristic
  • Romanian: genotip — DNA sequence which determines a specific characteristic
  • Russian: геноти́п (genotíp) — DNA sequence which determines a specific characteristic
  • Spanish: genotipo — DNA sequence which determines a specific characteristic
  • Ukrainian: геноти́п (henotýp) — DNA sequence which determines a specific characteristic
  • Finnish: genotyyppi — group of organisms
  • Polish: genotyp — group of organisms
  • Finnish: määrittää genotyyppi — to determine the genotype of
  • Polish: określać genotyp — to determine the genotype of
  • Polish: określić genotyp — to determine the genotype of
  • Portuguese: genotipar — to determine the genotype of