extended phenotype

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Coined by British biologist Richard Dawkins in 1982 in his book The Extended Phenotype.

Noun[edit]

extended phenotype (plural extended phenotypes)

  1. (biology) The phenotype extended to include effects that genes have on their environment. (ex.: beaver dams, spider webs, ant colonies, a caddis fly's protective cases, etc.)
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