different between genotype vs canalisation

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?d??n.??.ta?p/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?d?i?n.o?.ta?p/

Etymology 1

geno- +? type

Noun

genotype (plural genotypes)

1. (genetics) The part (DNA sequence) of the genetic makeup of an organism which determines a specific characteristic (phenotype) of that organism.
2. A group of organisms having the same genetic constitution.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

genotype (third-person singular simple present genotypes, present participle genotyping, simple past and past participle genotyped)

1. (transitive) To determine the genotype of.

Translations

See also

• gene
• phenotype

Etymology 2

Blend of genus +? type

Noun

genotype (plural genotypes)

1. (taxonomy, obsolete) The type species of a genus; generitype.

Danish

Noun

genotype c (singular definite genotypen, plural indefinite genotyper)

1. genotype

Inflection

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ge?no?ty?pe

Noun

genotype n (plural genotypen or genotypes, diminutive genotypetje n)

1. genotype

English

Alternative forms

• canalization

Etymology

canalise +? -ation

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kæn?l??ze???n/

Noun

canalisation (usually uncountable, plural canalisations)

1. The conversion of a river or other waterway to a canal.
2. The management of something using defined channels of communication.
3. (genetics) The ability of a genotype to produce the same phenotype regardless of variability of its environment.

Derived terms

• decanalisation

French

Etymology

canaliser +? -ation

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.na.li.za.sj??/
• Homophone: canalisations
• Rhymes: -j??

Noun

canalisation f (plural canalisations)

1. canalisation

Further reading

• “canalisation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).