WordNet
genetic constitution
n. the particular alleles at specified loci present in an organism [syn: genotype]
Usage examples of "genetic constitution".
Son of a formerly well-known scientist who had been caught in the radiation of an atomic reactor gone wild, the father's genetic constitution had been altered so that when Clifford was born he was not as other children.
The members of a clone are of the same genetic constitution, except insofar as muta.
The genetic constitution of many forms of wildlife had been radically affected by the radiation and chemicals.
Equally, cells of one genetic constitution will not accept cells of another&mdash.