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Phenotype vs Grade - What's the difference?

phenotype | grade |

As nouns the difference between phenotype and grade

is that phenotype is phenotype while grade is rank.

As an adjective grade is

nco or officer (attributive).

phenotype

Noun

(en noun)
  • (genetics) The appearance of an organism based on a multifactorial combination of genetic traits and environmental factors, especially used in pedigrees.
  • (biology) Any observable characteristic of an organism, such as its morphological, developmental, biochemical or physiological properties, or its behavior.
  • Derived terms

    * phenotypic * phenotypical * phenotypically

    Verb

    (phenotyp)
  • To evaluate or classify based on
  • * {{quote-journal, 2000, T. Kubota et al., Frequencies of CYP2D6 mutant alleles in a normal Japanese population and metabolic activity of dextromethorphan O-demethylation in different CYP2D6 genotypes, British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology citation
  • , passage= One hundred and sixty-two unrelated healthy Japanese subjects were genotyped with the polymerase chain reaction amplification method and 35 subjects were phenotyped with dextromethorphan. }}

    grade

    English

    (wikipedia grade)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A rating.
  • The performance of an individual or group on an examination or test, expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a score.
  • A degree or level of something; a position within a scale; a degree of quality.
  • * {{quote-web
  • , year = 1986–2012 , author = paul wheaton permaculture , title = Diatomaceous Earth (food grade): bug killer you can eat! , site = richsoil.com , url = http://www.richsoil.com/diatomaceous-earth.jsp , accessdate = 2014-03-17 }}
    There are a lot of varieties of diatomaceous earth, so when you are shopping, be sure to get the right stuff!

    Make sure that you get food grade' diatomaceous earth. Some people make 3% of the food they eat be diatomaceous earth. There are claims at parasite control, longevity and all sorts of perks. I know that food '''grade''' diatomaceous earth is used heavily in storing grains - so you are probably already eating lots of diatomaceous earth every time you eat any bread, pasta or other grain based food.

    Farmers feed food '
    grade
    diatomaceous earth to their animals to reduce parasites and provide other benefits.
    This fine-grade coin from 1837 is worth a good amount.
  • A slope (up or down) of a roadway or other passage
  • A level of pre-collegiate education.
  • A student of a particular grade (used with the grade level).
  • An area that has been graded by a grader (construction machine)
  • The level of the ground.
  • (label) A gradian.
  • (label) In a linear system of divisors on an n''-dimensional variety, the number of free intersection points of ''n generic divisors.
  • A harsh scraping or cutting; a grating.
  • * (and other bibliographic particulars) (John Greenleaf Whittier)
  • The grade of hatchets fiercely thrown / On wigwam-log, and tree, and stone.
  • (label) A taxon united by a level of morphological or physiological complexity that is not a clade.
  • (medicine) The degree of malignity of a tumor expressed on a scale.
  • Synonyms

    * (taxon that is not a clade) paraphyletic group

    Verb

  • To assign scores to the components of an academic test.
  • To assign a score to overall academic performance.
  • To flatten, level, or smooth a large surface.
  • (label) To remove or trim part of a seam allowance from a finished seam so as to reduce bulk and make the finished piece more even when turned right side out.
  • Derived terms

    {{rel3, gradable , grader , grade school , grade system , make the grade}}

    Anagrams

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