Definitions for phenocopy
ˈfi nəˌkɒp iphe·no·copy

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1. phenocopynoun

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

2. phenocopyverb

   To copy a genetic variation through environmental manipulation

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1. Phenocopy

   A phenocopy is an individual whose phenotype, under a particular environmental condition, is identical to the one of another individual whose phenotype is determined by the genotype. In other words the phenocopy environmental condition mimics the phenotype produced by a gene. The term was coined by Richard Goldschmidt in 1935. He used it to refer to forms, produced by some experimental procedure, whose appearance duplicates or copies the phenotype of some mutant or combination of mutants. A phenocopy is not a type of mutation, it is an environmentally induced, non-hereditary phenotypic modification that resembles a similar phenotype produced by a gene mutation. An example of a phenocopy are the Vanessa genus of butterflies who can change phenotype based on the local temperature. If introduced to Lapland they mimic butterflies localised to this area and if localised to Syria they mimic butterflies of this area. These phenotypes aren't inherited and are solely due to environment. Another great example is in Drosophila melanogaster. A variety of environmental factors produce abnormalities in these fruit flies that resemble the abnormal phenotypes of known genetic mutations. The environmental agents producing phenocopies includes temperature, shock, radiation, and various chemical compounds. In fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, the normal body colour is brownish-gray with black margins. A hereditary mutant for this was discovered by T.H. Morgan in 1910 where the body colour is yellow. This was a genotypic character which was constant in both the flies in all environments. However, in 1939, Rapport discovered that if larva of normal flies were fed with silver salts, they develop into yellow bodied flies irrespective of their genotype. The yellow bodied flies which are genetically brown is a variant of the original yellow bodied fly. This is now called a phenocopy.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of phenocopy in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of phenocopy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Phenocopy
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=phenocopy