quality Phenotype phenotype 1. From OGMS: A (combination of) quality(ies) of an organism determined by the interaction of its genetic make-up and environment that differentiates specific instances of a species from other instances of the same species (from OGMS, and used in OBI, but treatment as a quality is at odds with previous OBI discussions and their treatemnt of 'comparative phenotype assessment, where a phenotype is described as a quality or disposition) 2. From OBI calls: quality or disposition inheres in organism or part of an organism towards some growth environment Stub node that gathers root classes from various taxon-specific phenotype ontologies, as connectors to bringing classes from these ontolgies into the GENO framework.