Meaning
The appearance of an organism based on a multifactorial combination of genetic traits and environmental factors, especially used in pedigrees.
Etymology
Origin: Ancient Greek
From pheno- + -type, from Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō, “to shine, to show, to appear”) + τύπος (túpos, “mark, type”).
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 1 recorded puzzle, including a pangram: