adj
(genetics) Of or pertaining to genes (or the interaction etc. of such genes) which govern the same trait and whose effects work together on the phenotype.
adj
Of or pertaining to alleles of the same gene.
n
(genetics) The degree to which the behaviour of a transcription factor is allele-specific
n
(genetics) A phenotype associated with a specific allele
n
(genetics) The frequency distribution of a set of alleles in a population.
adj
(genetics) Relating to allelotypes
n
(genetics) An allospecific acceptor
n
(genetics) A group of allotypes
n
The occurrence of multiple allotypes within a single individual.
adj
(genetics) Relating to an antigenome.
adj
(genetics) Not phenotypic
n
(archaeology, genetics) The application of population genetics to archaeology
adj
(genetics) Being a genotype of a kind where two alleles at a locus originate from a common ancestor by way of nonrandom mating (inbreeding).
n
(genetics) A portion of a gene that identifies a particular species
n
(genetics) The assigning of the names of bases to chromatogram peaks
n
The condition of being bicistronic
adj
(genetics) congenic in two different ways
n
(obsolete, genetics) A supposed supramolecular unit of heredity
n
(genetics) A group of organisms having the same specific genotype
n
A pattern of geographical distribution of an organism.
adj
(genetics) Describing a genetic modification in which genes from other species are not involved
n
(genetics) A higher level grouping of a genetic haplogroup.
adj
(genetics) Relating to clinicogenomics
adj
(genetics) Describing the associated interactions between genes of different loci.
n
(genetics) A condition in which both alleles of a gene pair in a heterozygote are fully expressed, with neither one being dominant or recessive to the other.
n
(genetics) A genotype associated with the complement system
n
(genetics) A barplot of the genetic composition of a population
n
The identification of connectotypes
n
(biology) Genes and associated characteristics of biological organisms that are unchanged by evolution, for example similar or identical nucleic acid sequences or proteins in different species descended from a common ancestor
adj
(genetics) transmitted to the next generation along with another
adj
(genetics) Describing the differences between genetic and environmental variation
n
(genetics, ecology) The genetics of populations of organisms
n
A child whose genotype, and thus physical characteristics and susceptibility to hereditary disease, is selected by its parents.
adj
(genetics) Produced by (the interaction of) two genes.
n
The presence of two distinct phenotypes in a population
n
(genetics, medicine) The ability of a portion of a genome to be targeted by a drug, especially by a small molecule drug
n
(genetics) The branch of genetics that studies the influence of hereditary factors on the response of organisms to their environment
n
(ecology, genetics) The application of genomics to ecology
n
A phenotype modified by an environmental factor.
n
(biology) The evolution of ecophenotypes
n
The creation of ecophenotypes
n
(ecology) A phenotype that is adapted to a specific environment.
n
(genetics) A node or edge in an interactome network
n
(ecology) Initialism of environmental DNA. [DNA shed into the environment, and detectable, used to observe species in regions, by sampling water, air, or dirt.]
n
(genetics, biology) A trait associated with the presence of an eigengene
n
(genetics) any hereditary characteristic that is normally associated with some condition but is not a direct symptom of that condition
n
An enterotype of phenotypes
n
(genetics) The proportion of variability that is environmental, rather than genetic, in origin.
n
(genetics) A set of exogenous factors that affect the phenotype
n
The identification and characterisation of envirotypes
n
(genetics) The study of the processes involved in the genetic development of an organism, especially the activation and deactivation of genes.
n
(biology) The study of the effects of chromatin structure on the function of the included genes.
n
(genetics) The stable pattern of gene expression that is outside the actual base pair sequence of DNA.
adj
(genetics) Relating to epigenotypes
adj
(genetics) Relating to epimutations
n
(genetics) An epigenetic phenotype
n
(genetics) Any material that causes epistasis.
adj
Of or pertaining to an epitope
n
(genetics, epigenetics) An epigenetic alteration in a gene.
n
(biology) ethology and genomics considered as a single discipline
n
(biology) A phenotype that is based on external appearance or behaviour
n
(biology) The phenotype extended to include effects that genes have on their environment. (ex.: beaver dams, spider webs, ant colonies, a caddis fly's protective cases, etc.)
adj
Describing any form of heredity that does not involve genetics
n
(evolutionary theory) A diagram used to visualize the relationship between genotypes and reproductive success, with peaks representing high fitness and valleys representing low fitness.
n
The practice of finding genes corresponding to known phenotypes.
n
Alternative form of gain of function [(genetics) An increase in virulence or transmissibility]
v
(science fiction) To genetically engineer.
n
(genetics) A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.
n
(genetics, ecology) A branch of ecology dealing with genetic variation in different environments
n
Alternative form of gene pool [(genetics) The complete set of unique alleles that would be found by inspecting the genetic material of every living member of a species or population.]
n
(biology) A group of genetically identical individuals (plants, fungi, bacteria etc.) that have grown in a given location, all originating from asexual reproduction of a single ancestor; a group of ramets.
n
(informal, genetics) The ethics of genetics
adj
(genetics) Relating to genetics or genes.
n
(computing) A search heuristic that is based on biological evolution.
n
The hypothesis that an organism's genes (as opposed to social or environmental factors) determine psychological and behavioural traits.
n
The forensic analysis of genetic information from a biological sample as an aid to identification.
n
(idiomatic, figuratively) The uncertain nature of inheritable genetic qualities, such as intelligence and looks.
n
(computing) A search heuristic that explores the space of computer programs and is based on biological evolution.
adj
Focusing on genes or genetics.
n
A trait that is a phenotypic copy of a genetic trait but is caused by a different genotype
n
(biology) genetic diversity
n
(genetics, economics) The study of the effects of genetics on a person's finances
adj
of the use of genetics to study human migration over time
n
Discrimination on the basis of genetic profile.
n
(genetics) The analysis of genomes
adj
With regard to genomes
adv
With reference to a genome
n
A subgrouping of a biotype depending on genomic composition
n
(genetics) Any strain of an organism that is genetically different from another although it shows no phenotypical difference
n
(biology) The genetic behavior and correlated DNA fibrils of bacteria.
n
The study of the genetic basis of political behaviour and attitudes.
n
(genetics) genetic stress
n
(genetics) A subtype of a genotype
n
The process of determining a genosubtype
adj
(genetics) Relating to a genotranscriptome
n
(genetics) The part (DNA sequence) of the genetic makeup of an organism which determines a specific characteristic (phenotype) of that organism.
adv
One genotype at a time
n
(geography, genetics) The study of geographic variation in genetics
n
A branch of genomics that studies geographic variation
n
(genetics) A phenotype characterised by the presence of specific glycolipids or glycoproteins
adj
(genetics) Relating to a glycophenotype
n
(genetics) The assignment of haplogroups
v
(genetics) To characterize with respect to haplotype
n
(biology, computing) A piece of software that characterises haplotypes.
n
(genetics) A graphical representation of related haplotypes
n
The equilibrium of allele and genotype frequencies postulated by the Hardy-Weinberg principle.
n
A principle in biology stating that allele and genotype frequencies in a population will remain constant from generation to generation in the absence of other evolutionary influences.
n
Having two of the same allele at a locus, or base at a SNP, where both copies are from a single ancestor strand.
adj
Relating to, or affecting half of the available alleles
adj
(genetics) Relating to a hemigenome
n
(countable, genetics) The ratio of the genetic variance of a population to its phenotypic variance; i.e. the proportion of variability that is genetic in origin
adj
Of or pertaining to heteroalleles
n
(genetics) The tendency of cross-breeding to produce an animal or plant with a greater hardiness than its parents; hybrid vigour
n
(genetics) A diploid individual that has different alleles at one or more genetic loci.
adj
(genetics, of a trait) Encoded by genes on the Y chromosome and thus transmitted from father to son.
adj
(genetics) Relating to a homoallele
n
(genetics) One of a group of similar DNA sequences that share a common ancestry.
n
(biology, genetics, medicine) One of a group of similar DNA sequences that share a common ancestry, or the peptides or proteins that they encode; the counterpart gene or protein in another taxon evolved from a common ancestor (molecularly it may be either identical or similar).
adj
Of an organism in which both copies of a given gene have the same allele
n
(evolution, genetics) An organism bearing certain genetic material.
adj
(genetics, of a gene) Whose action is affected by adjacent, especially by adjacent epistatic, genes
n
(genetics) Conservation of a trait through many generations.
adj
(genetics) Produced by or exhibiting imprinting; showing distinction by its origin from the paternal or maternal genome.
adj
(genetics) Describing a strain produced through successive generations of inbreeding resulting in a population of genetically identical individuals which are homozygous at all genetic loci.
adj
Occurring between two alleles of the same gene
n
An intermediate genotype.
adj
(genetics) Between homologs
n
(genetics) A recombinant formed of subtypes
adj
(genetics) Within a genotype
adj
(genetics) Within a phenotype
adj
(genetics, medicine) Having the same genetic makeup and origin.
adj
(genetics) Having the same genes.
n
(genetics) A subsequence of an isogroup
n
A discipline that analyses the influence of landscape and environmental features on the genetic structure of a population.
n
(biology) The apparent paradox that additive genetic variation is maintained despite persistent female choice for particular male traits.
n
(genetics) An allele that causes the death of the organism that carries it.
n
(genetics) A population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup.
n
(genetics) The property of genes of being inherited together.
n
An algorithm for the evolution of genotypes, which includes a selected, non-genetic component.
adj
Of or relating to Mendel's laws of gene transmission.
n
The whole body of principles of heredity, formulated by G. Mendel, that represent the basis of genetics.
v
(genetics) To be inherited according to Mendel's laws.
adj
(genetics) Assigned to metaclusters
adj
(genetics) Of or pertaining to metagenomics
n
A theoretical construct created by a linear combination of several phenotypes
n
(biology) A variant of a metatype
adj
(genetics) Exhibiting microhomology.
n
(biology) A genotype that is perpetuated by apomixis.
n
(biology) A migratory phenotype
n
(genetics) mitochondrial phylogenomics
n
(genetics) A mitochondrial haplotype
n
evolutionary processes that change the genetic composition of a population through DNA turnover mechanisms, operating independently of natural selection and genetic drift.
adj
(genetics) Composed of a single phenotype
n
(genetics) Any gene that is involved in growth or in morphogenesis
n
(genetics) A set of terms used to classify genetic mutations: amorph, hypomorph, hypermorph, antimorph, and neomorph.
adj
(genetics) Relating to, or affected by multiple alleles or genes
adj
Involving multiple epitopes
adj
(genetics, of a trait) Involving multiple genetic and/or environmental factors
adj
Involving multiple loci
adj
(genetics) Involving multiple phenotypes
adj
(genetics) Relating to multiple phenotypes
n
seeding with multiple types of seed
adj
(genetics) Concerning, or containing multiple serotypes
adj
transgenic in multiple ways
adj
Relating to mutationism
n
A neurological phenotype
n
(genetics) A form of crossbreeding, involving numerous backcrossings, that produces a particular desired trait
adj
(genetics) Not inherited; not passed from parent to offspring.
n
The condition of being nullisomic
n
A branch of nutritional genomics which aims to identify genetic susceptibility to diseases and genetic variation in the effects of nutrient intake on the genome.
adj
(genetics, of a trait) Determined by but a small number of genes
n
(genetics, taxonomy) A distinct taxon whose separate identity is derived from a string of genetic bases rather than from morphological differences
adj
(genetics) Concerning, or controlled by, all the genes of an organism
n
(genetics) The hierarchical form of a genotype
n
(genetics) The group of genes descended from a single gene in the last common ancestor of a clade of species.
n
(genetics) Any of two or more homologous gene sequences found in different species related by linear descent.
adj
(genetics, of genes or sequences) Exhibiting orthology; having been separated by a speciation event. Usually while retaining the same function.
n
(genetics) One of two or more homologous gene sequences found in different species.
n
(genetics) The genome of an extinct species
adj
(genetics) Relating to the sequencing of ancient RNA
adj
(genetics) Relating to many genotypes
n
(genetics) either of a pair of genes that derive from the same ancestral gene
n
(genetics) A form of transgenics in which the bacteria within the digestive tract of the target organism are genetically modified
adj
(genetics) Pertaining to heritable characteristics which are attributable discretely to either one or another of an offspring's parents, rather than a blend of the two.
n
(genetics) A pattern of inheritance showing that phenotypic traits can be passed from generation to generation through genes, which can keep their ability to be expressed while not always appearing in a descending generation.
adj
(genetics) Relating to a pathophenotype
n
(genetics) The proportion of individuals carrying a particular variation of a gene that also express an associated trait
n
A pharmacological phenotype
n
A coded form of a phenotype
n
(genetics) A genetically determined phenotype.
n
A cluster of phenotypes (not necessarily related
n
(genetics) A variation in an organism that resembles a genetic one, but has an environmental rather than a genetic cause, and is not inherited
n
(genetics) An individual whose phenotype is significantly different from that of others in the population
adj
(genetics) Relating to a dominant phenotype
v
(genetics) To act in a phenodominant manner
n
(genetics) The branch of genetics that deals with phenotypes
adj
(genetics) phenotypic genomics
n
(genetics) A phenotype that is also a genotype
n
A graphical representation of phenotypes
n
(genetics) A group of alleles that are inherited together
n
The whole set of phenotypic entities in a cell, tissue, organ, organisms, and species. This includes phenotypic traits with genotypic origins.
n
A species differentiated from others by its phenotype
n
(genetics, evolutionary theory) The appearance of an organism based on a multifactorial combination of genetic traits and environmental factors, especially used in pedigrees.
n
(genetics) The ability of an organism with a given genotype to change its phenotype in response to changes in the environment, including changes that occur during the adult life of the organism.
n
The determination of a phenotype
n
(genetics) The science that studies the relationship of the function of genes to their evolution.
n
Any of a set of people or organisms that have a particular set of physical features
n
(genetics) A plastid genotype.
n
Alternative form of pleiotropy [(genetics) The influence of a single gene on multiple phenotypic traits; pleiotropism.]
n
(genetics) The influence of a single gene on multiple phenotypic traits; pleiotropism.
adj
(genetics) Describing a gene that has multiple, often unrelated effects
n
Alternative form of pleiotropy [(genetics) The influence of a single gene on multiple phenotypic traits; pleiotropism.]
adj
(genetics) That produces many genetic mutations
n
(genetics) A group of nonallelic genes that act together to produce phenotype variations
n
(genetics) A genotype containing genetic material from two or more ancestors
n
The control of a single trait, or phenotype, by multiple genes.
adj
(genetics) Having multiple phenotypes that can arise as a result of differing environmental conditions.
n
(genetics) The development of multiple, discrete phenotypes from a single genotype by organisms living in different environmental conditions.
n
The study of the allele frequency distribution and change under the influence of the four evolutionary processes: natural selection, genetic drift, mutation and gene flow.
n
A covariance equation that provides a way to understand the effects that gene transmission and natural selection have on the proportion of genes within each new generation of a population.
n
Alternative form of Price equation [A covariance equation that provides a way to understand the effects that gene transmission and natural selection have on the proportion of genes within each new generation of a population.]
n
(genetics, medicine) An individual who presents with a genetic disorder or other specific characteristic, when this leads to the investigation of the individual's family
adj
(genetics) apparently compensatory
n
(biology) A form of estimate used to determine heritability.
n
A pseudovariable, used in genetic analysis, that takes the place of a phenotype
n
(genetics) psychogenetic genomics
n
(biology) Any distinct strain of bacteria separated by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis
v
(transitive, genetics) To combine (a series of genes) into a single genotype.
n
(genetics) The dominance (repetitive appearance through generations) in a population of a recessive trait because of repeated consanguineous matings.
adj
(genetics) Of or pertaining to quasidominance
n
(genetics) A phenotype caused by radiation
adj
Relating to recombination
n
(biology, genetics) The use of genetics in reproduction, especially in order to choose traits in an offspring or to minimize the risk of genetic disease.
n
A schizophrenic phenotype
n
(biology) The setting apart in Mendelian inheritance of alleles, such that each parent passes only one allele to its offspring.
n
A description based on specific traits.
n
A combination of sociology and genetics
n
(sociology, genetics) The study of the effect of the gene pool of a society on its behaviour
n
(biology, genetics) The use of ultrasound to control cells that have been genetically modified with ion channels sensitive to sound
n
A pattern of spoligotypes.
n
(genetics) A technique for the identification and analysis of polymorphism in certain types of repeat units in DNA.
n
(genetics) A subset of an allele, especially one that appears in all forms of the allele
n
(genetics) A subgroup of a subgenus or haplogroup
adj
(genetics) Relating to a subgenotype
n
(genetics) A subset of a haplogroup, especially one that has one or more distinguishing markers
n
(biology) A subset of a line (of cells in a strain)
n
(biology, pathology) A subset of a phenotype that is characteristic of a subset of a population
n
(biology) A subset of a strain, especially one derived from a single cell
n
(genetics) The condition of being superpromiscuous
n
(genetics) A group of closely-related haplotypes
n
(genetics) The condition of multiple species showing a region of identical gene order.
n
(taxonomy, genetics) taxonomic genomics
n
(genetics) The breeding of an individual with a phenotypically recessive individual, in order to determine the zygosity of the former by analysing proportions of offspring phenotypes.
n
The study of the interaction between genetic variation and (psychiatric) therapy
n
(genetics, biotechnology) A gene from one species introduced into the genome of another by transgenesis.
n
An organism whose genome has been genetically modified.
adj
(genetics) transheterozygous and heteroallelic
n
Any organism that is heterozygous in each of two genes.
adj
(genetics) produced by (the interaction of) three genes
adj
(genetics) Relating to triplosensitivity
n
(genetics) All the genetic variations that have occurred in the evolution of a species
n
Any of two or more variations of the same material from two or more different species
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