# phenocopy

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A phenotypic variation (in an organism) that resembles a phenotype from a genetic cause but has an environmental rather than genetic cause (and thus is not inherited).

## Etymology
From pheno- + copy.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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