phenocopy

[ fee-nuh-kop-ee ]
/ ˈfi nəˌkɒp i /

noun, plural phe·no·cop·ies. Genetics.

the observed result of an environmentally induced, nongenetic alteration of a phenotype to a form that resembles the expression of a known genetic mutation.

Origin of phenocopy

< German Phänokopie (1935); see phenotype, copy

British Dictionary definitions for phenocopy

phenocopy
/ (ˈfiːnəʊˌkɒpɪ) /

noun plural -copies

a noninheritable change in an organism that is caused by environmental influence during development but resembles the effects of a genetic mutation

Medical definitions for phenocopy

phenocopy
[ fēnə-kŏp′ē ]

n.

An environmentally induced, nonhereditary variation in an organism, closely resembling a genetically determined trait.
An individual exhibiting such a variation.