adverb
- in a manner relating to or determined by the genotype; with respect to genetic makeup rather than observable characteristics
Usage: technical; biology
Examples
- The two plants are genotypically identical even though they appear different due to environmental factors.
- Genotypically, the organisms share the same DNA sequence at that locus.
- The siblings are genotypically similar but phenotypically distinct.
- Researchers determined that the samples were genotypically related through DNA analysis.
- Genotypically speaking, the mutation was present in all offspring of the carrier parent.