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genotype (n.)

"genetic constitution of an individual," 1910, from German Genotypus (Wilhelm Johannsen, 1909); see gene + type (n.). Earlier the same word was used with a sense of "type-species of a genus" (1897); in this case, the first element is from genus.

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Definitions of genotype from WordNet

genotype (n.)
a group of organisms sharing a specific genetic constitution;
genotype (n.)
the particular alleles at specified loci present in an organism;
Synonyms: genetic constitution
From wordnet.princeton.edu

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