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genotype (jēn`ətīp'): see genetics genome, or characteristic set of genes, that contains the total genetic information for an individual organism. In many familiar organisms two genes for each trait are present in each individual, and these paired genes, both governing the same trait, are called alleles. ..... Click the link for more information. . genotypeGenetic makeup of an organism. The genotype determines the hereditary potentials and limitations of an individual. Among organisms that reproduce sexually, an individual's genotype comprises the entire complex of genes inherited from both parents. Sexual reproduction guarantees that each individual has a unique genotype, except for identical twins, who come from the same fertilized egg. See also phenotype, variation. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In Chile, as in other countries, strategies should be implemented to improve detection of these strains, including improvement of phenotypical and genotypical methods for VRE detection and species identification. McLendon's study would have been more valuable had she chosen to interrogate this and other non-literary representations of the mulatto (which are and are not color-coded, as McLendon tries to point out in her narrative when she speaks problematically, if inventively of the phenotypical mulatto with straight hair and light skin and a genotypical mulatto who has one black and one white parent). |
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