👉 The term "stenotype" refers to a genetic trait that is characterized by the absence of certain genes or mutations in a gene cluster. This means that the individual does not have any copies of the mutated gene, and therefore they do not express the mutated protein. For example, if you were to look at a family tree, and one member had a stenotype, it would mean that all members on that line did not carry the mutated gene. The person who is stenotic would