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bi·o·type

 (bī′ə-tīp′)
n.
A group of organisms having the same genotype.

bi′o·typ′ic (-tĭp′ĭk) adj.
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biotype

(ˈbaɪəˌtaɪp)
n
(Biology) a group of genetically identical plants within a species, produced by apomixis. Also called: microspecies
biotypic adj
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bi•o•type

(ˈbaɪ əˌtaɪp)

n.
1. a group of organisms having the same genotype.
2. a distinguishing feature of the genotype.
[1905–10]
bi`o•typ′ic (-ˈtɪp ɪk) adj.
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Noun1.biotype - organisms sharing a specified genotype or the genotype (or peculiarities) so shared
genotype - a group of organisms sharing a specific genetic constitution
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Translations

biotype

[ˈbaɪəˌtaɪp] Nbiotipo m
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bi·o·type

n. biotipo, grupo de individuos con igual genotipo.
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In irrigated rice cultivation, the intensive use of herbicides inhibiting the enzyme acetolactate synthase (ALS) has favored the selection of biotypes of resistant weeds worldwide; among them, those of barnyard grass (Echinochloa crusgalli) (Heap, 2017).
glycines biotypes (defined by the capacity to develop on aphid-resistant soybeans genotypes), biotype 1 is unable to colonize soybean plants containing Ragl or Rag2 (Hill et al.
Distribution of the patients with thin and thick gingival biotypes according to Angle classification, amount of crowding, and gender is shown in Table 3.
The combination of the test results generate four host-specific biotypes (ecovars), namely, human, poultry, bovine, and ovine and five nonhost-specific biotypes (NHS biotypes) individually named after the test results: K - [beta] + CV: C (biotype A), K - [beta] + CV: A (biotype B), K + [beta] - CV: A (biotype C), K + [beta] + CV: A (biotype D), and K - [beta] - CV: C (biotype E).
However, all strains of Y Enterocolitica are not pathogenic to humans but some strains such as biotypes 1B/O:8, 2/O:5,27, 2/O:9, 3/O:3, and 4/O:3 are human pathogens [13].
enterocolitica biotype IA (1 of the 6 biotypes) lack the pYV plasmid and the major chromosomal determinants of virulence and, thus, have been regarded as avirulent (2).
Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial resistance of Y.enterocolitica of biotypes 1A, 2 and 4 isolated from clinical and non-clinical sources between 1979 and 2012, in Brazil.