svipfar

Icelandic

Etymology

From svipur (“look, appearance”) +‎ far (“imprint, trace; character”).

Noun

svipfar n (genitive singular svipfars, no plural)

1. (genetics) a phenotype

Declension

declension of svipfar

n-s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	svipfar	svipfarið
accusative	svipfar	svipfarið
dative	svipfari	svipfarinu
genitive	svipfars	svipfarsins

Synonyms

• (phenotype): svipgerð

Coordinate terms

• arfgerð (genotype)
• erfðafar (genotype)
• erfðagervi (genotype)

Derived terms

• svipfars- (phenotypic)
• svipfarsbætur (euphenics)
• svipfarseiginleiki (phenotypic characteristic)
• svipfarslíki (phenocopy)
• svipfarslíking (phenocopy)
• svipfarstjáning (phenotypic expression)

See also

• eiginleiki
• genamengi
• stofnerfðafræði