HealthAugust 11, 2026

genotype

JEE-nuh-type

Definition

The specific genetic makeup or combination of alleles of an individual organism.

Etymology

The word is a 20th-century coinage derived from the Greek 'genos' meaning 'birth, race, or descent' and the Greek 'typos' meaning 'type or mark'.

In the news

The article describes the Taiwan Biobank expanding its research by integrating its existing database of participant genotype data with new proteomic testing to better map health and disease.

Taiwan Biobank planning next research phase

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Taipei Times

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