genetic blueprint
nounUK /dʒəˈnɛtɪk ˈbluːprɪnt/
US /dʒəˈnɛtɪk ˈbluprɪnt/
The instructions inside a living thing that tell its body how to grow.
A puppy's genetic blueprint decides what color its fur will be.
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2. The complete set of genes in an organism.
Scientists mapped the genetic blueprint of the plant.
3. The inherited pattern that shapes how a living thing develops.
Her height comes from her family's genetic blueprint.
4. A plan in biology for building proteins and cells.
The genetic blueprint tells cells which proteins to make.