Phenocopy: Difference between revisions

A phenocopy is an individual whose phenotype (generally referring to a single trait), 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.

A simple example of a phenocopy could be a woman with stained blonde hair; the trait (blonde hair) mimics the genetic determined blonde hair of a "true blonde" and their phenotype cannot be distinguished.