the genetic nature of one type of living thing. Genetic makeup of an organism. The genotype determines the hereditary potentials and limitations of an individual. Among organisms that reproduce sexually, an individual's genotype comprises the entire complex of genes inherited from both parents. Sexual reproduction guarantees that each individual has a unique genotype, except for identical twins, who come from the same fertilized egg. See also phenotype, variation
The genetic makeup of an organism The actual appearance of an individual (the phenotype) depends on the interaction between different forms (or alleles) of genes and between the genotype and the environment
The particular genetic pattern seen in the DNA of an individual "Genotype" is usually used to refer to the particular pair of alleles that an individual possesses at a certain location in the genome Compare this with phenotype