svipfar

Icelandic

Etymology

From svipur (“look, appearance”) and far (“imprint, trace; character”).

Noun

svipfar n (genitive singular svipfars, no plural)

(genetics) a phenotype

Synonyms

(phenotype): svipgerð

Coordinate terms

arfgerð (genotype)
erfðafar (genotype)
erfðagervi (genotype)

Derived terms

svipfars- (phenotypic)
svipfarsbætur (euphenics)
svipfarseiginleiki (phenotypic characteristic)
svipfarslíki (phenocopy)
svipfarslíking (phenocopy)
svipfarstjáning (phenotypic expression)

See also

eiginleiki
genamengi
stofnerfðafræði

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