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  • Institution/s: Universidad de Valladolid, Universitatea de Vest din Timişoara
  • Project: Diccionario Terminológico de Genética (Eurogene)
  • Identification number: 149
  • Subdomains: Studies of chromatin, Studies of DNA, Studies of RNA, Techniques
  • Author/s: Carmen CUÉLLAR LÁZARO, Cristina ADRADA RAFAEL, Lucia UDRESCU
  • Creation / modification date: 01-03-2014
  • Term: phenotype
  • Gramatical category: s
  • Definition: The appearance (physical, biochemical, and physiological) of an individual which results from the interaction of environment and his genotype.
  • Context: The distinction between phenotype and genotype is fundamental to the understanding of heredity and development of organisms.
  • Weighting mark: nor
  • Sources:
    • Term: EMERY, A.E.H. y MUELLER, R.F. (1992) Elements of Medical Genetics, Churchill Livingstone: New York. 8th Edition.
    • Definition: EMERY, A.E.H. y MUELLER, R.F. (1992) Elements of Medical Genetics, Churchill Livingstone: New York. 8th Edition.
    • Context: LEWONTIN, R., "The Genotype/Phenotype Distinction", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Summer 2011 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = .
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