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An environmentally induced mimic of a disease that is characteristically produced by a specific gene. [G. phaino, to display, + copy]
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phe·no·copy 'fē-nə-.käp-ē n, pl -cop·ies a phenotypic variation that is caused by unusual environmental conditions and resembles the normal expression of a genotype other than its own
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phe·no·copy (feґno-kop″e) [pheno- (def. 1) + copy] 1. an environmentally induced phenotype mimicking one usually produced by a specific genotype. 2. an individual exhibiting such a phenotype.Medical dictionary. 2011.