the set of characteristics of a living thing, resulting from its combination of genes and the effect of its environment 表型(的),表现型(的)(基因和环境作用的结合而形成的一组生物特征)compare genotypeTopics Biologyc2Word Originearly 20th cent.: from German Phaenotypus (from pheno-, from Greek phainein ‘to show’ and type).