Phenocopies

Word PHENOCOPIES
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Definitions and meanings of "Phenocopies"

What do we mean by phenocopies?

A variation in an organism that resembles a genetic one, but has an environmental rather than a genetic cause, and is not inherited

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The word "phenocopies" in example sentences

“Network” can somehow mysteriously accumulate enough “silent changes” only to expose them at the right moment as phenocopies or phenotypes - and doctor Myers obviously confound these two terms to support his “network” version of darwinism. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It was Richard Goldschmidt who observed and studied phenocopies on butterflies wings btw. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Thus, the commonly held theoretical model of schizophrenia is of a group of processes leading to phenotypes (the expression of genes) and phenocopies (the mimicking of genetic expression) sharing similar signs and symptoms. ❋ Michael Alan Taylor (1993)

In addition, our ALN-PCS program represents an opportunity in severe hypercholesterolemia for a novel therapeutic strategy that phenocopies human genetics, and our new program targeting hepcidin creates an opportunity for RNAi therapeutics in the treatment of refractory anemias. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The physicians used EHRs to confirm cases of PAD, and to identify phenocopies, i.e. mimics of atherosclerotic PAD. ❋ Unknown (2010)

(not to speaking about color patterns on their wings - which are often also subjedted to temperature as Richard Goldschmidt's phenocopies showed). ❋ Unknown (2009)

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