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GENETIC CONSTITUTION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genetic constitution mean?
• GENETIC CONSTITUTION (noun)
The noun GENETIC CONSTITUTION has 1 sense:
1. the particular alleles at specified loci present in an organism
Familiarity information: GENETIC CONSTITUTION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The particular alleles at specified loci present in an organism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
genetic constitution; genotype
Hypernyms ("genetic constitution" is a kind of...):
composition; constitution; make-up; makeup; physical composition (the way in which someone or something is composed)
Context examples
At its broadest level, genotype includes the entire genetic constitution of an individual.
(Genotype, NCI Dictionary)
The genetic constitution of an organism or cell, as distinct from its expressed features or phenotype.
(Genotype, NCI Thesaurus)
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