extended phenotype

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English

Etymology

Coined by British biologist Richard Dawkins in 1982 in his book The Extended Phenotype.

Noun

extended phenotype (plural extended phenotypes)

  1. (biology) The phenotype extended to include effects that a gene has on its environment. (ex.: beaver dams, ant colonies, a caddis fly's protective cases, etc.)
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