ecotype

Noun

Meaning

ecotype (plural ecotypes)

(ecology) A phenotype that is adapted to a specific environment.
Synonym: ecospecies

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Related terms

subecotype ecotypic

Examples

As the Ler collection of mutants is derived from this initial line, Ler-0 does not correspond to the Landsberg ecotype, which is named La-0. Source: Internet

Discovery of FLS2 was facilitated by the identification of an A. thaliana ecotype, Ws-0, that was unable to detect flg22, leading to the identification of the gene encoding FLS2. Source: Internet

Genetic mixing and extinction main Regionally developed ecotypes can be threatened with extinction when new alleles or genes are introduced that alter that ecotype. Source: Internet

With the help of Albert Kranz, these were organised into the current ecotype collection of 750 natural accessions of A. thaliana from around the world. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

ecotrophology ecotropic ecotropism ecotypic ecotypical ecotypically