extended phenotype

English

Etymology

From extended + phenotype, coined in Richard Dawkins' 1982 book The Extended Phenotype.

Noun

extended phenotype (plural extended phenotypes)

  1. (biology) The phenotype extended to include effects that a gene has on its environment. (ex.: beaver dams, ant colonies, a caddis fly's protective cases, etc.)
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