phenotype
The clinical significance of such phenotypic variability is not yet known.
Some patients have autosomal defects resulting in severe phenotypic abnormalities and infertility.
The phenotypic similarities between transformed cells and embryonic cells are well-known.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Genetics
accession number
adenine
anaphase
autosomal
autosomally
genetic fingerprinting
genetically
genetically engineered
geneticist
genic
genomic
genomics
monozygotic
mutate
non-Darwinian
non-familial
non-genetic
non-mutant
nondominant
sex-linked

Examples of phenotypic

phenotypic
An important goal of phenotypic description is to differentiate the syndrome being described from other syndromes.
The phenotypic variables assessed in this cohort may prove useful in elucidating the genetic susceptibility to disease in several ways.
Therefore, spouses might have chosen each other based on phenotypic similarity.
To my mind the issue remains open, but the hypothesis of behavioral advantage at the phenotypic selection stage cannot be easily bypassed.
For example, the gradient of the line reflects the level of phenotypic variation in the population, a more shallow gradient reflecting greater phenotypic variation.
Genetic normality is no more value neutral than phenotypic normality.
What factors determine the phenotypic variation of the associated cardiovascular anomalies?
Researchers can test whether these phenotypic groups are distinct in longitudinal course, response to treatment, underlying pathophysiology, or genetics.
But can one generalize directly from adult phenotypic outcomes to genetic specification in this way?
This is not the same as saying one cannot pinpoint the participation of specific genes and specific environments in contributing to phenotypic outcomes.
Direct phenotypic transmission refers to processes involving the parent and child only, such as modeling of parental behavior.
Second, in developmental psychopathologies, even when disorder stems from a similar or identical causal origin, there is diversity in the biological and behavioral phenotypic expression.
Thus, this data was obtained approximately 2-2.5 years after the phenotypic data was collected.
The sample was intended as a reference sample for the phenotypic scores of the probands and siblings.
A further approach to the identification of candidate genes is through the phenotypic characterization of the imprinting effects.
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